Knezha climate — normals and trends
Knezha (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 616 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Knezha averages 78 frost days, 45 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Knezha has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 95 to 61 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -27.2 °C (on 20 December 1946).
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
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- coords
- 43.50°, 24.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
616mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
45 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
44.8 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
20 December 1946
Wettest day
81 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
49.5 km/h
22 March 2013
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
6 June 1994
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
20 December 1946
Snowiest day
25.5 cm
26 February 1973
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 | 9.8 °C | +7.4 °C | 6 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 16 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +6.6 °C | 41 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 98 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +5.6 °C | 8 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 19 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 162 mm | +119 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 78 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Knezha?
Knezha has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 616 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Knezha?
The hottest day measured in Knezha between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Knezha?
The coldest day measured in Knezha between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1946, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Knezha?
Yes. Knezha gets on average 61.6 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Knezha warmed?
Yes: Knezha warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Knezha?
The wettest day measured in Knezha between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Knezha?
The windiest day measured in Knezha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2013, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Knezha?
The warmest month in Knezha is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Knezha?
Knezha receives on average 616 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Knezha?
Knezha gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Knezha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Knezha between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1973, with 25.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Knezha?
Yes: Knezha has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Knezha?
In Knezha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 20 December 1946.
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