Aizkraukle climate — normals and trends
Aizkraukle (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 723 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Aizkraukle averages 129 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Aizkraukle has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 153 to 105 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 30 July 1994) and the coldest -35.7 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
AizkraukleAizkraukle Municipality
- coords
- 56.60°, 25.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
723mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.4 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
33.5 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest day
-35.7 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
47 mm
24 July 1993
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
18 October 1967
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
2 November 1969
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-41.0 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
15 April 2001
Sunniest day
17.0 h
18 June 1940
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 | 2.9 °C | +5.9 °C | 78 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | -0.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 44 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 127 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 140 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 141 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 87 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 39 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aizkraukle?
Aizkraukle has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aizkraukle?
The hottest day measured in Aizkraukle between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1994, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aizkraukle?
The coldest day measured in Aizkraukle between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -35.7 °C.
Does it snow in Aizkraukle?
Yes. Aizkraukle gets on average 103.4 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Aizkraukle warmed?
Yes: Aizkraukle warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aizkraukle?
The wettest day measured in Aizkraukle between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1993, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aizkraukle?
The windiest day measured in Aizkraukle between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1967, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aizkraukle?
The warmest month in Aizkraukle is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Aizkraukle?
Aizkraukle receives on average 723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aizkraukle?
Aizkraukle gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aizkraukle?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aizkraukle between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2001, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aizkraukle?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Aizkraukle.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aizkraukle?
In Aizkraukle, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -41.0 °C on 31 January 1956.
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