Zlín climate — normals and trends
Zlín (Czechia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 770 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zlín averages 102 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Zlín 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 123 to 81 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
ZlínZlín
- coords
- 49.23°, 17.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
770mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
36.2 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
75 mm
7 July 1997
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
29 October 2017
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
29 October 2017
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-34.3 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
20.5 cm
31 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.6 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 59 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 67 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 131 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 131 mm | +67 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 58 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 81 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zlín?
Zlín has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zlín?
The hottest day measured in Zlín between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zlín?
The coldest day measured in Zlín between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zlín?
Yes. Zlín gets on average 81.8 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Zlín warmed?
Yes: Zlín warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zlín?
The wettest day measured in Zlín between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1997, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zlín?
The windiest day measured in Zlín between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2017, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zlín?
The warmest month in Zlín is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Zlín?
Zlín receives on average 770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zlín?
Zlín gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zlín?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zlín between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2013, with 20.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zlín?
Yes: Zlín has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zlín?
In Zlín, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 9 February 1956.
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