Elek climate — normals and trends
Elek (Hungary) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 613 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Elek averages 74 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Elek has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 84 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
ElekBekes County
- coords
- 46.53°, 21.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
40.0 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
13 October 2009
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
3 February 1985
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
17 April 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
26 February 1955
Sunniest day
15.0 h
25 May 1940
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 | 6.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 89 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 27 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 10 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 62 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 29 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 20 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 50 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elek?
Elek has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elek?
The hottest day measured in Elek between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elek?
The coldest day measured in Elek between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Elek?
Yes. Elek gets on average 34.0 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Elek warmed?
Yes: Elek warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elek?
The wettest day measured in Elek between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2009, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elek?
The windiest day measured in Elek between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1985, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elek?
The warmest month in Elek is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Elek?
Elek receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elek?
Elek gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elek?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elek between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1955, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elek?
Yes: Elek has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elek?
In Elek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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