Jõgeva climate — normals and trends
Jõgeva (Estonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 669 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jõgeva averages 147 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Jõgeva has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 11 August 1992) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
JõgevaJõgevamaa
- coords
- 58.75°, 26.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.2°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.4 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.4 °C
11 August 1992
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
57 mm
7 August 1987
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
18 May 1958
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
26 December 2011
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-42.9 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
23 April 1988
Sunniest day
17.3 h
14 June 2025
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 | +5.6 °C | 129 mm | +88 mm |
| Feb | -1.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 6.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 23 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 11.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 84 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 128 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 118 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 118 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 52 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 52 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jõgeva?
Jõgeva has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jõgeva?
The hottest day measured in Jõgeva between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jõgeva?
The coldest day measured in Jõgeva between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jõgeva?
Yes. Jõgeva gets on average 114.4 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Jõgeva warmed?
Yes: Jõgeva warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jõgeva?
The wettest day measured in Jõgeva between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jõgeva?
The windiest day measured in Jõgeva between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1958, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jõgeva?
The warmest month in Jõgeva is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Jõgeva?
Jõgeva receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jõgeva?
Jõgeva gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jõgeva?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jõgeva between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1988, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jõgeva?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Jõgeva.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jõgeva?
In Jõgeva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -42.9 °C on 10 January 1987.
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