Sopron climate — normals and trends
Sopron (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 680 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sopron averages 84 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Sopron has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -25.2 °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
SopronGyőr-Moson-Sopron
- coords
- 47.69°, 16.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
680mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
37.8 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
67 mm
25 August 1965
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
18 January 2000
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
6 March 1944
Sunniest day
15.6 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 71 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 58 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 92 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 46 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sopron?
Sopron has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 680 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sopron?
The hottest day measured in Sopron between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sopron?
The coldest day measured in Sopron between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sopron?
Yes. Sopron gets on average 57.7 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Sopron warmed?
Yes: Sopron warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sopron?
The wettest day measured in Sopron between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1965, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sopron?
The windiest day measured in Sopron between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sopron?
The warmest month in Sopron is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sopron?
Sopron receives on average 680 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sopron?
Sopron 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 Sopron?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sopron between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1944, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sopron?
Yes: Sopron has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sopron?
In Sopron, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 24 January 1942.
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