Lukavac climate — normals and trends
Lukavac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 951 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lukavac averages 83 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Lukavac has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 24 January 1963).
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
LukavacFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 44.54°, 18.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
951mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.6 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
24 January 1963
Wettest day
81 mm
29 July 1966
Windiest day
34.3 km/h
24 January 1985
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
29 December 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
22 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-34.2 °C
24 January 1963
Snowiest day
34.4 cm
14 November 2004
Sunniest day
14.9 h
14 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 156 mm | +81 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 94 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 86 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +5.9 °C | 1 mm | -106 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 61 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 43 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 82 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 100 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lukavac?
Lukavac has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 951 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lukavac?
The hottest day measured in Lukavac between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lukavac?
The coldest day measured in Lukavac between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1963, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lukavac?
Yes. Lukavac gets on average 122.2 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Lukavac warmed?
Yes: Lukavac warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lukavac?
The wettest day measured in Lukavac between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1966, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lukavac?
The windiest day measured in Lukavac between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1985, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lukavac?
The warmest month in Lukavac is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lukavac?
Lukavac receives on average 951 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lukavac?
Lukavac 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 Lukavac?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lukavac between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2004, with 34.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lukavac?
Yes: Lukavac has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lukavac?
In Lukavac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 22 June 2024, and the lowest was -34.2 °C on 24 January 1963.
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