Kaposvár climate — normals and trends
Kaposvár (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 706 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kaposvár averages 76 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Kaposvár 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 87 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 11 August 1961) and the coldest -26.0 °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
KaposvárSomogy County
- coords
- 46.37°, 17.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
706mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 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 = 0.22 · 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
38.4 °C
11 August 1961
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
67 mm
22 May 1997
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
4 February 2023
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
15 May 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-31.2 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
13 November 1993
Sunniest day
15.1 h
19 June 2009
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 | 6.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 26 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 94 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 67 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 6 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 88 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 84 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 73 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaposvár?
Kaposvár has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaposvár?
The hottest day measured in Kaposvár between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1961, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaposvár?
The coldest day measured in Kaposvár between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kaposvár?
Yes. Kaposvár gets on average 46.4 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Kaposvár warmed?
Yes: Kaposvár warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaposvár?
The wettest day measured in Kaposvár between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1997, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaposvár?
The windiest day measured in Kaposvár between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2023, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaposvár?
The warmest month in Kaposvár is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaposvár?
Kaposvár receives on average 706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaposvár?
Kaposvár 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 Kaposvár?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaposvár between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1993, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaposvár?
Yes: Kaposvár has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaposvár?
In Kaposvár, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 19 July 2007, and the lowest was -31.2 °C on 22 January 1940.
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