Vitez climate — normals and trends
Vitez (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 1,229 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vitez averages 113 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Vitez has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -28.1 °C (on 4 January 1979).
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
VitezFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 44.15°, 17.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
3.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,229mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
113 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
213.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
35.5 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-28.1 °C
4 January 1979
Wettest day
71 mm
24 July 1976
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
10 April 1973
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
4 November 2021
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
21 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
4 January 1979
Snowiest day
37.2 cm
14 November 2004
Sunniest day
14.7 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 | 5.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 53 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 73 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 214 mm | +120 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 103 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 114 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +6.3 °C | 5 mm | -128 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 87 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 67 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 58 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 95 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 140 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vitez?
Vitez has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 1,229 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vitez?
The hottest day measured in Vitez between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vitez?
The coldest day measured in Vitez between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1979, at -28.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vitez?
Yes. Vitez gets on average 213.9 cm of snow per year and has around 113 frost days.
Has the climate of Vitez warmed?
Yes: Vitez warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vitez?
The wettest day measured in Vitez between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1976, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vitez?
The windiest day measured in Vitez between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1973, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vitez?
The warmest month in Vitez is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vitez?
Vitez receives on average 1,229 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vitez?
Vitez gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vitez?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vitez between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2004, with 37.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vitez?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vitez.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vitez?
In Vitez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 21 June 2024, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 4 January 1979.
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