Nagykanizsa climate — normals and trends
Nagykanizsa (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 721 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 (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Nagykanizsa averages 73 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Nagykanizsa 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 86 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -27.2 °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
NagykanizsaZala County
- coords
- 46.45°, 16.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
721mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
73 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
38.6 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
64 mm
23 June 1947
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
10 February 1984
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
10 February 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
6 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
13 November 1993
Sunniest day
15.2 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 93 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 32 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 27 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 120 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 64 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 64 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nagykanizsa?
Nagykanizsa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 721 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nagykanizsa?
The hottest day measured in Nagykanizsa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nagykanizsa?
The coldest day measured in Nagykanizsa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Nagykanizsa?
Yes. Nagykanizsa gets on average 49.2 cm of snow per year and has around 73 frost days.
Has the climate of Nagykanizsa warmed?
Yes: Nagykanizsa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nagykanizsa?
The wettest day measured in Nagykanizsa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1947, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nagykanizsa?
The windiest day measured in Nagykanizsa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nagykanizsa?
The warmest month in Nagykanizsa is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Nagykanizsa?
Nagykanizsa receives on average 721 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nagykanizsa?
Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nagykanizsa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1993, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nagykanizsa?
Yes: Nagykanizsa has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nagykanizsa?
In Nagykanizsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 6 July 1957, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 24 January 1942.
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