Zhytkavichy

Zhytkavichy or Zhitkovichi^[a] is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Zhytkavichy District.^[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 15,788.^[1]

Zhytkavichy Жыткавічы (Belarusian) Житковичи (Russian)
Town
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Zhytkavichy
Coordinates: 52°14′N 27°52′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
District	Zhytkavichy District
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	15,788
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]

Notes

1. (Belarusian: Жыткавічы, romanized: Žytkavičy; Russian: Житковичи, romanized: Zhitkovichi; Polish: Żydkowicze.