Szécsény climate — normals and trends
Szécsény (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 643 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Szécsény averages 99 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Szécsény 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 113 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 20 July 2007) and the coldest -28.3 °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
SzécsényNógrád
- coords
- 48.08°, 19.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
643mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
20 July 2007
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
61 mm
22 June 1999
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
30 November 2017
Sunniest day
15.1 h
3 July 2025
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 | 4.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 76 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 52 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 13 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 67 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 71 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +34 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Szécsény?
Szécsény has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Szécsény?
The hottest day measured in Szécsény between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Szécsény?
The coldest day measured in Szécsény between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Szécsény?
Yes. Szécsény gets on average 48.2 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Szécsény warmed?
Yes: Szécsény warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Szécsény?
The wettest day measured in Szécsény between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1999, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Szécsény?
The windiest day measured in Szécsény between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Szécsény?
The warmest month in Szécsény is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Szécsény?
Szécsény receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Szécsény?
Szécsény gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Szécsény?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Szécsény between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2017, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Szécsény?
Yes: Szécsény has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Szécsény?
In Szécsény, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 21 January 1940.
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