Varoška Rijeka climate — normals and trends
Varoška Rijeka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 1,110 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Varoška Rijeka averages 83 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Varoška Rijeka has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °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 39.9 °C (on 4 August 2017) and the coldest -29.0 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
Varoška RijekaFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 45.09°, 16.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,110mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
139.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
39.9 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest day
-29.0 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
83 mm
13 November 1997
Windiest day
34.0 km/h
10 February 1984
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
28 December 2020
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
32.8 cm
10 February 1999
Sunniest day
14.7 h
20 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 58 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 83 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 176 mm | +90 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 92 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 116 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +6.4 °C | 8 mm | -96 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 101 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 64 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 67 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 132 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Varoška Rijeka?
Varoška Rijeka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 1,110 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Varoška Rijeka?
The hottest day measured in Varoška Rijeka between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2017, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Varoška Rijeka?
The coldest day measured in Varoška Rijeka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.0 °C.
Does it snow in Varoška Rijeka?
Yes. Varoška Rijeka gets on average 139.7 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Varoška Rijeka warmed?
Yes: Varoška Rijeka warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Varoška Rijeka?
The wettest day measured in Varoška Rijeka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1997, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Varoška Rijeka?
The windiest day measured in Varoška Rijeka between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with winds reaching 34.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Varoška Rijeka?
The warmest month in Varoška Rijeka is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Varoška Rijeka?
Varoška Rijeka receives on average 1,110 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Varoška Rijeka?
Varoška Rijeka gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Varoška Rijeka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Varoška Rijeka between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1999, with 32.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Varoška Rijeka?
Yes: Varoška Rijeka has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Varoška Rijeka?
In Varoška Rijeka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 4 August 2017, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 24 January 1942.
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