EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Belarus, stage 5: Minsk → Barysaw
On stage 5 (Minsk → Barysaw, 114 km) the best month is September: 76% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (1.9 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
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Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 20% | 46 | -3 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.9 † |
| February | 0% | 16% | 32 | -2 °C | 0% | 100% | 9.7 † |
| March | 16% | 17% | 37 | 5 °C | 0% | 83% | 11.7 |
| April | 53% | 24% | 48 | 12 °C | 0% | 38% | 14.0 |
| May | 64% | 32% | 73 | 18 °C | 0% | 6% | 16.0 |
| June | 69% | 30% | 74 | 22 °C | 2% | 0% | 17.1 |
| July | 58% | 37% | 98 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 16.7 |
| August | 71% | 24% | 70 | 23 °C | 6% | 0% | 14.9 |
| September | 76% | 20% | 50 | 18 °C | 0% | 6% | 12.6 |
| October | 43% | 20% | 56 | 10 °C | 0% | 50% | 10.4 † |
| November | 7% | 19% | 49 | 4 °C | 0% | 92% | 8.4 † |
| December | 0% | 17% | 43 | 0 °C | 0% | 100% | 7.4 † |
Best months are all months within 3 percentage points of the best one. † less than 11 hours of daylight — long stages get tight.
Wind by month
| Month | Wind Minsk → Barysaw, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Minsk → Barysaw | Headwind > 15 km/h, Barysaw → Minsk | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +4.4 | 6% | 22% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| February | +3.7 | 6% | 19% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| March | +2.9 | 8% | 18% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| April | +2.0 | 9% | 15% | either |
| May | 0.0 | 9% | 10% | either |
| June | +1.8 | 5% | 12% | either |
| July | +2.0 | 4% | 10% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| August | +2.8 | 3% | 12% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| September | +1.9 | 7% | 14% | either |
| October | +4.6 | 4% | 20% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| November | +5.0 | 3% | 19% | Minsk → Barysaw |
| December | +5.4 | 5% | 22% | Minsk → Barysaw |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in September, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 466–491 | NE | +1.5 |
| 491–517 | NE | +1.7 |
| 517–543 | NE | +2.3 |
| 543–568 | E | +2.1 |
| 568–580 | E | +1.8 |
Other stages
- Białowieża → Ruzhany 109 km
- Ruzhany → near Novogrudok 123 km
- near Novogrudok → near Volozhin 122 km
- near Volozhin → Minsk 117 km
- Minsk → Barysaw 114 km
- Barysaw → Tolochin 147 km
- Tolochin → near Krasnyy 125 km
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.