Godech climate — normals and trends
Godech (Bulgaria) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 716 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Godech averages 111 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Godech has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.7 °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
GodechSofia
- coords
- 43.02°, 23.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
716mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
37.9 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
11 June 2022
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
26 February 1989
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
5 April 2000
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
16 November 1981
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 112 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 8 mm | -82 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 27 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -2.3 °C | 147 mm | +98 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 130 mm | +74 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 37 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Godech?
Godech has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 716 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Godech?
The hottest day measured in Godech between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Godech?
The coldest day measured in Godech between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Godech?
Yes. Godech gets on average 100.6 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Godech warmed?
Yes: Godech warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Godech?
The wettest day measured in Godech between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2022, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Godech?
The windiest day measured in Godech between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Godech?
The warmest month in Godech is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Godech?
Godech receives on average 716 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Godech?
Godech gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Godech?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Godech between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1981, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Godech?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Godech.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Godech?
In Godech, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 24 January 1942.
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