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Solar data for Belarus
Across the 56 places in Belarus the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 39° in Brest to 42° in Vitebsk, and flat ground gets 2.8 to 3.2 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Belarus at a glance
Averages over 56 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 2.84–2.91
- 2.91–2.97
- 2.97–3.04
- 3.04–3.10
- 3.10–3.17
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Belarus is Dobrush (Homyel’ Voblasc’) with 3.17 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny are Novopolotsk and one other place with 2.84. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,071 kWh a year in Astraviec to 1,166 kWh in Dobrush — 1,109 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 39° in Brest to 42° in Vitebsk. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 79° on average: at 70° that month brings 0.83 kWh per kWp a day in Novopolotsk and 1.11 kWh in Pinsk.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Belarus
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dobrush | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.17 | 1,166 | 40° |
| 2 | Homyel' | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.16 | 1,165 | 40° |
| 2 | Rechytsa | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.16 | 1,164 | 40° |
| 4 | Mazyr | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.13 | 1,147 | 40° |
| 4 | Kalinkovichi | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.12 | 1,145 | 40° |
| 6 | Svetlogorsk | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.10 | 1,141 | 40° |
| 6 | Žytkavičy | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.10 | 1,138 | 40° |
| 8 | Zhlobin | Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 3.09 | 1,141 | 40° |
| 8 | Luninyets | Brest | 3.09 | 1,134 | 40° |
| 10 | Pinsk | Brest | 3.08 | 1,128 | 39° |
Least sunny places in Belarus
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Hlybokaye | Vitebsk | 2.88 | 1,080 | 42° |
| 49 | Oshmyany | Grodnenskaya | 2.88 | 1,073 | 41° |
| 49 | Astraviec | Grodnenskaya | 2.88 | 1,071 | 41° |
| 55 | Polotsk | Vitebsk | 2.84 | 1,073 | 42° |
| 55 | Novopolotsk | Vitebsk | 2.84 | 1,072 | 42° |
Solar by region in Belarus
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 9 | 3.12 | 1,149 | 40° | 1.06 kWh | Dobrush |
| Brest | 9 | 3.05 | 1,117 | 40° | 1.06 kWh | Luninyets |
| Mogilev | 6 | 3.02 | 1,123 | 41° | 0.94 kWh | Bykhov |
| Minsk | 15 | 2.97 | 1,102 | 41° | 0.93 kWh | Soligorsk |
| Minsk City | 1 | 2.96 | 1,098 | 41° | 0.92 kWh | Minsk |
| Grodnenskaya | 9 | 2.94 | 1,087 | 40° | 0.93 kWh | Slonim |
| Vitebsk | 7 | 2.88 | 1,082 | 42° | 0.84 kWh | Orsha |
Largest places in Belarus at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsk | 53.9° N | 41° | 79° | 2.96 |
| Homyel' | 52.4° N | 40° | 78° | 3.16 |
| Hrodna | 53.7° N | 40° | 79° | 2.95 |
| Vitebsk | 55.2° N | 42° | 80° | 2.89 |
| Mahilyow | 53.9° N | 41° | 79° | 3.02 |
| Brest | 52.1° N | 39° | 78° | 3.03 |
| Bobruysk | 53.1° N | 40° | 78° | 3.03 |
| Baranovichi | 53.1° N | 40° | 79° | 3.01 |
| Barysaw | 54.2° N | 41° | 79° | 2.93 |
| Pinsk | 52.1° N | 39° | 78° | 3.08 |
| Mazyr | 52.0° N | 40° | 78° | 3.13 |
| Lida | 53.9° N | 41° | 79° | 2.92 |
| Orsha | 54.5° N | 42° | 79° | 2.96 |
| Soligorsk | 52.8° N | 40° | 78° | 3.06 |
| Novopolotsk | 55.5° N | 42° | 80° | 2.84 |
| Maladziečna | 54.3° N | 41° | 79° | 2.91 |
| Polotsk | 55.5° N | 42° | 80° | 2.84 |
| Zhlobin | 52.9° N | 40° | 78° | 3.09 |
| Rechytsa | 52.4° N | 40° | 78° | 3.16 |
| Horad Zhodzina | 54.1° N | 41° | 79° | 2.94 |
Daylight and clock time in Belarus
In Novopolotsk (55.5° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 17 h 30 min and the shortest 7 h 03 min; in Mazyr (52.0° N), the southernmost, 16 h 45 min and 7 h 44 min. Belarus does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Minsk | 56 | UTC+3 | no daylight saving time |