Eger climate — normals and trends
Eger (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 729 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Eger averages 101 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Eger has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 20 July 2007) and the coldest -27.6 °C (on 22 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
EgerHeves County
- coords
- 47.90°, 20.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
729mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
36.7 °C
20 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
14 July 2016
Windiest day
35.6 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
2 February 1986
Sunniest day
15.1 h
25 June 1994
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 84 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 42 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 66 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -88 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 57 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 73 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 46 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 82 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eger?
Eger has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 729 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eger?
The hottest day measured in Eger between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eger?
The coldest day measured in Eger between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Eger?
Yes. Eger gets on average 51.1 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Eger warmed?
Yes: Eger warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eger?
The wettest day measured in Eger between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2016, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eger?
The windiest day measured in Eger between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eger?
The warmest month in Eger is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Eger?
Eger receives on average 729 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eger?
Eger gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Eger?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eger between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1986, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eger?
Yes: Eger has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eger?
In Eger, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 22 January 1940.
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