Sokolov climate — normals and trends
Sokolov (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 769 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sokolov averages 125 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Sokolov 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 145 to 105 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -26.9 °C (on 2 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
SokolovCarlsbad Region
- coords
- 50.18°, 12.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
769mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
113.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
34.3 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
57 mm
8 August 1978
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
29 November 2012
Sunniest day
15.9 h
15 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 69 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 44 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 118 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 94 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 68 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sokolov?
Sokolov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 769 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sokolov?
The hottest day measured in Sokolov between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sokolov?
The coldest day measured in Sokolov between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Sokolov?
Yes. Sokolov gets on average 113.1 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Sokolov warmed?
Yes: Sokolov warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sokolov?
The wettest day measured in Sokolov between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1978, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sokolov?
The windiest day measured in Sokolov between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sokolov?
The warmest month in Sokolov is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sokolov?
Sokolov receives on average 769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sokolov?
Sokolov 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 Sokolov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sokolov between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2012, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sokolov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sokolov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sokolov?
In Sokolov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 2 February 1956.
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