Pilis climate — normals and trends
Pilis (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 587 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 (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pilis averages 78 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Pilis has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 9 August 1945) and the coldest -29.4 °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
PilisPest County
- coords
- 47.29°, 19.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 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
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
39.6 °C
9 August 1945
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
3 August 1972
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
3 February 1985
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-34.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
28 December 1999
Sunniest day
15.1 h
5 July 2012
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 | 5.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 19 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 80 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 6 mm | -64 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pilis?
Pilis has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pilis?
The hottest day measured in Pilis between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1945, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pilis?
The coldest day measured in Pilis between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pilis?
Yes. Pilis gets on average 35.6 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Pilis warmed?
Yes: Pilis warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pilis?
The wettest day measured in Pilis between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1972, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pilis?
The windiest day measured in Pilis between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1985, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pilis?
The warmest month in Pilis is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pilis?
Pilis receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pilis?
Pilis 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 Pilis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pilis between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pilis?
Yes: Pilis has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pilis?
In Pilis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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