Põlva climate — normals and trends
Põlva (Estonia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 675 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Põlva averages 144 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Põlva 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 164 to 124 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 11 August 1992) and the coldest -39.8 °C (on 31 December 1978).
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
PõlvaPõlvamaa
- coords
- 58.06°, 27.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
109.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
33.8 °C
11 August 1992
Coldest day
-39.8 °C
31 December 1978
Wettest day
51 mm
24 July 1990
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
23 January 1995
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
9 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
7 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.8 °C
31 December 1978
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
23 November 2008
Sunniest day
17.2 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | +6.2 °C | 107 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 11.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 64 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 145 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 18.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 127 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 157 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 88 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 4.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Põlva?
Põlva has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Põlva?
The hottest day measured in Põlva between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1992, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Põlva?
The coldest day measured in Põlva between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1978, at -39.8 °C.
Does it snow in Põlva?
Yes. Põlva gets on average 109.1 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Põlva warmed?
Yes: Põlva warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Põlva?
The wettest day measured in Põlva between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1990, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Põlva?
The windiest day measured in Põlva between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1995, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Põlva?
The warmest month in Põlva is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Põlva?
Põlva receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Põlva?
Põlva 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 Põlva?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Põlva between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2008, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Põlva?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Põlva.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Põlva?
In Põlva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 7 August 2010, and the lowest was -44.8 °C on 31 December 1978.
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