Bjelovar climate — normals and trends
Bjelovar (Croatia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 796 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bjelovar averages 72 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Bjelovar has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 84 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 4 August 2017) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 22 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
BjelovarBjelovar-Bilogora County
- coords
- 45.90°, 16.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
796mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
38.6 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
25 July 2020
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
10 February 1984
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
10 February 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
20 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-30.0 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
13 November 1993
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 55 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 41 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 102 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 50 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 77 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 14 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 87 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bjelovar?
Bjelovar has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 796 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bjelovar?
The hottest day measured in Bjelovar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2017, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bjelovar?
The coldest day measured in Bjelovar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bjelovar?
Yes. Bjelovar gets on average 55.1 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Bjelovar warmed?
Yes: Bjelovar warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bjelovar?
The wettest day measured in Bjelovar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2020, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bjelovar?
The windiest day measured in Bjelovar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bjelovar?
The warmest month in Bjelovar is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bjelovar?
Bjelovar receives on average 796 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bjelovar?
Bjelovar 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 Bjelovar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bjelovar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1993, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bjelovar?
Yes: Bjelovar has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bjelovar?
In Bjelovar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 20 July 2007, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 22 January 1940.
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