Lukovit climate — normals and trends
Lukovit (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 670 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lukovit averages 75 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Lukovit has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -26.1 °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
LukovitLovech
- coords
- 43.20°, 24.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
670mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
44.0 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-26.1 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
80 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
22 March 2013
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
22 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
31.4 cm
7 January 2012
Sunniest day
15.0 h
10 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 | +6.7 °C | 9 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 20 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +6.0 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 109 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 7 mm | -71 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 170 mm | +124 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 76 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lukovit?
Lukovit has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 670 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lukovit?
The hottest day measured in Lukovit between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lukovit?
The coldest day measured in Lukovit between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -26.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lukovit?
Yes. Lukovit gets on average 79.0 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Lukovit warmed?
Yes: Lukovit warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lukovit?
The wettest day measured in Lukovit between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lukovit?
The windiest day measured in Lukovit between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2013, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lukovit?
The warmest month in Lukovit is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lukovit?
Lukovit receives on average 670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lukovit?
Lukovit gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lukovit?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lukovit between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2012, with 31.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lukovit?
Yes: Lukovit has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lukovit?
In Lukovit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 24 January 1942.
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