Benešov climate — normals and trends
Benešov (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 705 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Benešov averages 96 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Benešov has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 117 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
BenešovCentral Bohemia
- coords
- 49.78°, 14.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
705mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
36.0 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
93 mm
12 August 2002
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
23 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.0 h
13 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 56 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 68 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 80 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 53 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benešov?
Benešov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 705 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benešov?
The hottest day measured in Benešov between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benešov?
The coldest day measured in Benešov between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Benešov?
Yes. Benešov gets on average 69.9 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Benešov warmed?
Yes: Benešov warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benešov?
The wettest day measured in Benešov between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2002, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benešov?
The windiest day measured in Benešov between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benešov?
The warmest month in Benešov is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Benešov?
Benešov receives on average 705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benešov?
Benešov gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benešov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benešov between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1980, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benešov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Benešov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benešov?
In Benešov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 10 February 1956.
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