Zhytkavichy (Belarusian: Жыткавічы; Russian: Житковичи, romanized: Zhitkovichi; Polish: Żydkowicze) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Zhytkavichy District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 15,950.[1]
Zhytkavichy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zhytkavichy | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′N 27°52′E / 52.233°N 27.867°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| District | Zhytkavichy District |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,950 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 247951 (2,3) |
| Area code | +375 2353 |
| License plate | 3 |
History
Zhytkavichy was first mentioned in 1500.
Climate
| Climate data for Zhytkavichy (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 32.4 (90.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | 0.5 (32.9) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 8.0 (46.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −5.6 (21.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | −4.2 (24.4) | 3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −11.9 (10.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 5.9 (42.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | −5.3 (22.5) | −9.9 (14.2) | −14.9 (5.2) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.0 (1.85) | 43.5 (1.71) | 48.6 (1.91) | 43.1 (1.70) | 70.0 (2.76) | 78.4 (3.09) | 118.9 (4.68) | 68.1 (2.68) | 55.2 (2.17) | 57.8 (2.28) | 49.6 (1.95) | 52.5 (2.07) | 732.7 (28.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 115.7 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||