Žatec climate — normals and trends
Žatec (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 546 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.
Žatec averages 104 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Žatec has warmed by +2.7 °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 125 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -28.3 °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
ŽatecÚstí nad Labem Region
- coords
- 50.33°, 13.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
546mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 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
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.8 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
73 mm
3 August 1983
Windiest day
48.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
21 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
26 November 1969
Sunniest day
16.0 h
9 June 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 43 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 36 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 85 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 39 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 33 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Žatec?
Žatec has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 546 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Žatec?
The hottest day measured in Žatec between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Žatec?
The coldest day measured in Žatec between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Žatec?
Yes. Žatec gets on average 48.9 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Žatec warmed?
Yes: Žatec warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Žatec?
The wettest day measured in Žatec between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1983, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Žatec?
The windiest day measured in Žatec between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Žatec?
The warmest month in Žatec is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Žatec?
Žatec receives on average 546 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Žatec?
Žatec 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 Žatec?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Žatec between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1969, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Žatec?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Žatec.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Žatec?
In Žatec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 21 August 1943, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 10 February 1956.
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