Požega climate — normals and trends
Požega (Croatia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 797 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 (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Požega averages 76 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Požega has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 6 August 2012) and the coldest -26.2 °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
PožegaPožega-Slavonia County
- coords
- 45.34°, 17.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
797mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.9 °C
6 August 2012
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
64 mm
20 August 2015
Windiest day
35.7 km/h
4 February 2023
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
6 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
23 December 2024
Sunniest day
14.9 h
14 June 2019
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 | 7.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 43 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 116 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 64 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 112 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 5 mm | -83 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 52 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 68 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Požega?
Požega has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Požega?
The hottest day measured in Požega between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2012, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Požega?
The coldest day measured in Požega between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Požega?
Yes. Požega gets on average 63.5 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Požega warmed?
Yes: Požega warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Požega?
The wettest day measured in Požega between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2015, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Požega?
The windiest day measured in Požega between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2023, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Požega?
The warmest month in Požega is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Požega?
Požega receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Požega?
Požega gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Požega?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Požega between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2024, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Požega?
Yes: Požega has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Požega?
In Požega, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 4 August 2017, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 22 January 1940.
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