Várpalota climate — normals and trends
Várpalota (Hungary) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 619 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Várpalota averages 85 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Várpalota has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 98 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 20 July 2007) and the coldest -26.5 °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
VárpalotaVeszprém
- coords
- 47.20°, 18.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
619mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
85 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
37.9 °C
20 July 2007
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
22 October 2014
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
19 March 1948
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
19 March 1948
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.8 cm
24 January 1984
Sunniest day
15.2 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 76 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 10 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 88 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 52 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 8.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Várpalota?
Várpalota has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 619 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Várpalota?
The hottest day measured in Várpalota between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Várpalota?
The coldest day measured in Várpalota between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Várpalota?
Yes. Várpalota gets on average 46.6 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.
Has the climate of Várpalota warmed?
Yes: Várpalota warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Várpalota?
The wettest day measured in Várpalota between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2014, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Várpalota?
The windiest day measured in Várpalota between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1948, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Várpalota?
The warmest month in Várpalota is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Várpalota?
Várpalota receives on average 619 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Várpalota?
Várpalota 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 Várpalota?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Várpalota between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1984, with 20.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Várpalota?
Yes: Várpalota has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Várpalota?
In Várpalota, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 21 January 1940.
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