Potoci climate — normals and trends
Potoci (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 1,441 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 August (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Potoci averages 100 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Potoci 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 123 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 10 August 2017) and the coldest -27.2 °C (on 30 December 1941).
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
PotociFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 43.41°, 17.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,441mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
100 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
167.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
36.5 °C
10 August 2017
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
137 mm
6 October 1984
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
10 April 1973
Strongest gust
157.0 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
10 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
45.6 cm
11 February 1944
Sunniest day
14.7 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 118 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 84 mm | -54 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 326 mm | +196 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 98 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 80 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +6.0 °C | 5 mm | -81 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 72 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 63 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 80 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 92 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 235 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 55 mm | -116 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Potoci?
Potoci has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 1,441 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Potoci?
The hottest day measured in Potoci between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2017, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Potoci?
The coldest day measured in Potoci between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Potoci?
Yes. Potoci gets on average 167.7 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.
Has the climate of Potoci warmed?
Yes: Potoci warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Potoci?
The wettest day measured in Potoci between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1984, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Potoci?
The windiest day measured in Potoci between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Potoci?
The warmest month in Potoci is August (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Potoci?
Potoci receives on average 1,441 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Potoci?
Potoci gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Potoci?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Potoci between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1944, with 45.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Potoci?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Potoci.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Potoci?
In Potoci, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 10 August 2017, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 30 December 1941.
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