Hořice climate — normals and trends
Hořice (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 645 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hořice averages 92 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Hořice 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 113 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 9 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
HořiceHradec Králové Region
- coords
- 50.37°, 15.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
60 mm
13 August 1960
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
24 January 2007
Sunniest day
16.0 h
28 June 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 38 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 77 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 81 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 62 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 49 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 56 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hořice?
Hořice has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hořice?
The hottest day measured in Hořice between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hořice?
The coldest day measured in Hořice between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hořice?
Yes. Hořice gets on average 54.3 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Hořice warmed?
Yes: Hořice warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hořice?
The wettest day measured in Hořice between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1960, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hořice?
The windiest day measured in Hořice between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hořice?
The warmest month in Hořice is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hořice?
Hořice receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hořice?
Hořice gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hořice?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hořice between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2007, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hořice?
Yes: Hořice has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hořice?
In Hořice, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 9 February 1956.
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