Pécs climate — normals and trends
Pécs (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 642 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pécs averages 75 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Pécs 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 86 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -26.6 °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
PécsBaranya
- coords
- 46.08°, 18.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
642mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 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
38.5 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
65 mm
30 June 1974
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
4 February 2023
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
4 February 2023
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
5 July 1950
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
7 January 2003
Sunniest day
15.0 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 38 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 5.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 95 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 73 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 31 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pécs?
Pécs has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pécs?
The hottest day measured in Pécs between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pécs?
The coldest day measured in Pécs between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Pécs?
Yes. Pécs gets on average 41.9 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Pécs warmed?
Yes: Pécs warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pécs?
The wettest day measured in Pécs between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1974, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pécs?
The windiest day measured in Pécs between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2023, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pécs?
The warmest month in Pécs is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pécs?
Pécs receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pécs?
Pécs 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 Pécs?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pécs between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2003, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pécs?
Yes: Pécs has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pécs?
In Pécs, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 5 July 1950, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 22 January 1940.
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