Gospić climate — normals and trends
Gospić (Croatia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,320 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gospić averages 64 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Gospić has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 21 July 2015) and the coldest -26.0 °C (on 15 February 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
GospićLika-Senj County
- coords
- 44.55°, 15.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,320mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
36.5 °C
21 July 2015
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
90 mm
1 October 2000
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
5 March 2015
Strongest gust
138.6 km/h
31 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
30.5 cm
4 February 1969
Sunniest day
14.5 h
22 June 2023
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 | 8.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 118 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 8.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 106 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 195 mm | +84 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 70 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 113 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +5.9 °C | 4 mm | -81 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 98 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 69 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 106 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 16.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 136 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 161 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 47 mm | -97 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gospić?
Gospić has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,320 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gospić?
The hottest day measured in Gospić between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2015, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gospić?
The coldest day measured in Gospić between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gospić?
Yes. Gospić gets on average 75.5 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Gospić warmed?
Yes: Gospić warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gospić?
The wettest day measured in Gospić between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 2000, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gospić?
The windiest day measured in Gospić between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2015, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gospić?
The warmest month in Gospić is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gospić?
Gospić receives on average 1,320 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gospić?
Gospić 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 Gospić?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gospić between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1969, with 30.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gospić?
Yes: Gospić has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gospić?
In Gospić, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 15 February 1940.
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