Polička climate — normals and trends
Polička (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 781 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Polička averages 114 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Polička has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 134 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 27 July 1983) and the coldest -30.1 °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
PoličkaPardubice Region
- coords
- 49.71°, 16.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
781mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
35.2 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
66 mm
13 September 2024
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
20 March 2007
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 54 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 46 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 79 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 143 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 98 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 43 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 61 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 2.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Polička?
Polička has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 781 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Polička?
The hottest day measured in Polička between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Polička?
The coldest day measured in Polička between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Polička?
Yes. Polička gets on average 90.7 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Polička warmed?
Yes: Polička warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Polička?
The wettest day measured in Polička between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2024, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Polička?
The windiest day measured in Polička between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Polička?
The warmest month in Polička is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Polička?
Polička receives on average 781 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Polička?
Polička gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Polička?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Polička between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2007, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Polička?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Polička.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Polička?
In Polička, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 9 February 1956.
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