UV Index 🇧🇾Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked Eastern European country spanning roughly 51.3°N to 56.2°N, placing the entire territory in mid-to-high northern latitudes. The terrain is famously flat, with the highest point, Dzyarzhynskaya Hara, reaching only 345 metres above sea level. A humid continental climate prevails, with cold snowy winters, warm summers, and moderate precipitation distributed throughout the year, shaped by Atlantic air masses from the west and continental air from the east.

Belarus's near-uniform low-elevation topography produces an unusually homogeneous UV field across the country, with little altitude-driven variation between regions. Forests cover roughly 40% of the land, and long northern winters bring very low sun angles together with frequent stratus cloud decks monitored by Belhydromet, the national hydrometeorological service. During the spring snowmelt in March, residual snow cover can briefly enhance surface UV through albedo reflection before vegetation greens up and absorbs more shortwave radiation.

Belarus sits at #175 of 191 in the WHO's global ambient-UV ranking with about 1,795 J/m² of average daily UV, around the 7th percentile worldwide.