Jelgava climate — normals and trends
Jelgava (Latvia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 632 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jelgava averages 117 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Jelgava has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -35.6 °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
JelgavaJelgava
- coords
- 56.65°, 23.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
117 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
78.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-35.6 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
110 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
50.2 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
18 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
31 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
12 April 1966
Sunniest day
17.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 83 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 87 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 115 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 129 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 62 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 75 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jelgava?
Jelgava has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jelgava?
The hottest day measured in Jelgava between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jelgava?
The coldest day measured in Jelgava between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -35.6 °C.
Does it snow in Jelgava?
Yes. Jelgava gets on average 78.1 cm of snow per year and has around 117 frost days.
Has the climate of Jelgava warmed?
Yes: Jelgava warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jelgava?
The wettest day measured in Jelgava between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jelgava?
The windiest day measured in Jelgava between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 50.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jelgava?
The warmest month in Jelgava is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Jelgava?
Jelgava receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jelgava?
Jelgava gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jelgava?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jelgava between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1966, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jelgava?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Jelgava.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jelgava?
In Jelgava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 31 July 2002, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 31 January 1956.
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