Vác climate — normals and trends
Vác (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 612 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vác averages 92 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Vác has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 20 July 2007) and the coldest -27.7 °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
VácPest County
- coords
- 47.78°, 19.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
612mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.8 °C
20 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
22 June 1999
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
6 December 1969
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 | 4.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 74 mm | +35 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 47 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 55 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 11 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 50 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vác?
Vác has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 612 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vác?
The hottest day measured in Vác between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vác?
The coldest day measured in Vác between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Vác?
Yes. Vác gets on average 43.8 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Vác warmed?
Yes: Vác warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vác?
The wettest day measured in Vác between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1999, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vác?
The windiest day measured in Vác between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vác?
The warmest month in Vác is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Vác?
Vác receives on average 612 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vác?
Vác gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vác?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vác between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1969, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vác?
Yes: Vác has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vác?
In Vác, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 22 January 1940.
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