Miskolc climate — normals and trends
Miskolc (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 600 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Miskolc averages 92 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Miskolc has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -27.5 °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
MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
- coords
- 48.10°, 20.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
600mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.5 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
49 mm
16 July 2016
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
15 May 2014
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
15 May 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
2 February 1986
Sunniest day
15.1 h
21 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 19 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 72 mm | +35 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 40 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 55 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Miskolc?
Miskolc has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 600 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Miskolc?
The hottest day measured in Miskolc between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Miskolc?
The coldest day measured in Miskolc between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Miskolc?
Yes. Miskolc gets on average 41.0 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Miskolc warmed?
Yes: Miskolc warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Miskolc?
The wettest day measured in Miskolc between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2016, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Miskolc?
The windiest day measured in Miskolc between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2014, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Miskolc?
The warmest month in Miskolc is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Miskolc?
Miskolc receives on average 600 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Miskolc?
Miskolc gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Miskolc?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Miskolc between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1986, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Miskolc?
Yes: Miskolc has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Miskolc?
In Miskolc, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 22 January 1940.
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