Žepče climate — normals and trends
Žepče (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 1,050 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Žepče averages 82 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Žepče 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 106 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -27.1 °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
ŽepčeFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 44.43°, 18.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,050mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
138.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 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 = 0.58 · 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
39.4 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
20 January 1940
Wettest day
73 mm
19 July 1974
Windiest day
34.3 km/h
18 December 1968
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
28 December 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
22 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
34.6 cm
14 November 2004
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 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 | 7.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 42 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 195 mm | +111 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 77 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +6.0 °C | 4 mm | -107 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 67 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 58 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 42 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 77 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 128 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Žepče?
Žepče has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,050 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Žepče?
The hottest day measured in Žepče between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Žepče?
The coldest day measured in Žepče between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1940, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Žepče?
Yes. Žepče gets on average 138.2 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Žepče warmed?
Yes: Žepče warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Žepče?
The wettest day measured in Žepče between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1974, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Žepče?
The windiest day measured in Žepče between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1968, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Žepče?
The warmest month in Žepče is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Žepče?
Žepče receives on average 1,050 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Žepče?
Žepče 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 Žepče?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Žepče between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2004, with 34.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Žepče?
Yes: Žepče has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Žepče?
In Žepče, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 22 June 2024, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 24 January 1942.
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