Derecske climate — normals and trends
Derecske (Hungary) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 614 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Derecske averages 78 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Derecske has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 91 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -26.8 °C (on 20 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
DerecskeHajdú-Bihar
- coords
- 47.35°, 21.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
614mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.4 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
39.7 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
20 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
13 August 2017
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
23 February 1977
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
17 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
20 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
14 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.0 h
25 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 14.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 75 mm | +33 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -2.7 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 9 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 64 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 15.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 28 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 56 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Derecske?
Derecske has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 614 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Derecske?
The hottest day measured in Derecske between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Derecske?
The coldest day measured in Derecske between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1940, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Derecske?
Yes. Derecske gets on average 35.4 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Derecske warmed?
Yes: Derecske warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Derecske?
The wettest day measured in Derecske between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2017, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Derecske?
The windiest day measured in Derecske between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1977, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Derecske?
The warmest month in Derecske is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Derecske?
Derecske receives on average 614 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Derecske?
Derecske gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Derecske?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Derecske between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1962, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Derecske?
Yes: Derecske has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Derecske?
In Derecske, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 17 July 2023, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 20 January 1940.
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