Liberec climate — normals and trends
Liberec (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 917 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liberec averages 114 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Liberec has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -28.5 °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
LiberecLiberec Region
- coords
- 50.77°, 15.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
917mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
118.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
34.2 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
97 mm
11 August 2017
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
22 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
23 April 1980
Sunniest day
16.0 h
4 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 83 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 41 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 73 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 72 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 131 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 78 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 92 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 95 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 5.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 3.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liberec?
Liberec has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 917 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liberec?
The hottest day measured in Liberec between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liberec?
The coldest day measured in Liberec between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Liberec?
Yes. Liberec gets on average 118.8 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Liberec warmed?
Yes: Liberec warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liberec?
The wettest day measured in Liberec between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2017, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liberec?
The windiest day measured in Liberec between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liberec?
The warmest month in Liberec is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Liberec?
Liberec receives on average 917 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liberec?
Liberec gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liberec?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liberec between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1980, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liberec?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Liberec.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liberec?
In Liberec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 22 August 1943, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 9 February 1956.
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