Samobor climate — normals and trends
Samobor (Croatia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 879 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Samobor averages 81 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Samobor has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 98 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -30.5 °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
SamoborZagreb County
- coords
- 45.80°, 15.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
879mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
40.1 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
72 mm
15 July 1972
Windiest day
40.7 km/h
10 February 1984
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
10 February 1984
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
23.9 cm
19 November 1999
Sunniest day
14.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 61 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 63 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 117 mm | +54 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 77 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 82 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 16 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 49 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 71 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 110 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 92 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Samobor?
Samobor has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 879 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Samobor?
The hottest day measured in Samobor between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Samobor?
The coldest day measured in Samobor between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Samobor?
Yes. Samobor gets on average 68.1 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Samobor warmed?
Yes: Samobor warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Samobor?
The wettest day measured in Samobor between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1972, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Samobor?
The windiest day measured in Samobor between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with winds reaching 40.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Samobor?
The warmest month in Samobor is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Samobor?
Samobor receives on average 879 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Samobor?
Samobor gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Samobor?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Samobor between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1999, with 23.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Samobor?
Yes: Samobor has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Samobor?
In Samobor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 4 August 2017, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 15 February 1940.
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