Kakanj climate — normals and trends
Kakanj (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,095 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kakanj averages 97 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Kakanj has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 14 August 2024) and the coldest -27.5 °C (on 20 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KakanjFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 44.13°, 18.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,095mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
175.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.7 °C
14 August 2024
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
20 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
19 December 1968
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
10 April 1973
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
10 April 1973
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
21 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
37.2 cm
14 November 2004
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 47 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 65 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 204 mm | +117 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 90 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +6.3 °C | 5 mm | -111 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 76 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 54 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 91 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 129 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kakanj?
Kakanj has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,095 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakanj?
The hottest day measured in Kakanj between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2024, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kakanj?
The coldest day measured in Kakanj between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1940, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kakanj?
Yes. Kakanj gets on average 175.6 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Kakanj warmed?
Yes: Kakanj warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kakanj?
The wettest day measured in Kakanj between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1968, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kakanj?
The windiest day measured in Kakanj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kakanj?
The warmest month in Kakanj is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kakanj?
Kakanj receives on average 1,095 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kakanj?
Kakanj gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kakanj?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kakanj between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2004, with 37.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kakanj?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kakanj.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kakanj?
In Kakanj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 21 June 2024, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 30 December 1941.
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