Vukovar climate — normals and trends
Vukovar (Croatia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 655 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vukovar averages 67 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Vukovar has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -28.8 °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
VukovarVukovar-Srijem County
- coords
- 45.35°, 19.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
40.3 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-28.8 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
51 mm
20 August 1972
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
6 November 1985
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
22 May 1997
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
26 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.3 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
26 February 1955
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 101 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 65 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 4 mm | -71 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 73 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vukovar?
Vukovar has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vukovar?
The hottest day measured in Vukovar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vukovar?
The coldest day measured in Vukovar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -28.8 °C.
Does it snow in Vukovar?
Yes. Vukovar gets on average 45.3 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Vukovar warmed?
Yes: Vukovar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vukovar?
The wettest day measured in Vukovar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1972, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vukovar?
The windiest day measured in Vukovar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1985, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vukovar?
The warmest month in Vukovar is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Vukovar?
Vukovar receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vukovar?
Vukovar gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vukovar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vukovar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1955, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vukovar?
Yes: Vukovar has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vukovar?
In Vukovar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 26 June 2025, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 22 January 1940.
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