Łapy climate — normals and trends
Łapy (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 655 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Łapy averages 114 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Łapy has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 8 August 2015) and the coldest -34.9 °C (on 12 January 1950).
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
ŁapyPodlasie
- coords
- 52.99°, 22.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
35.3 °C
8 August 2015
Coldest day
-34.9 °C
12 January 1950
Wettest day
53 mm
3 September 1995
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
22 February 1953
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
7 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
30 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-40.0 °C
12 January 1950
Snowiest day
17.3 cm
31 October 1974
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 46 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +6.5 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 27 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 73 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 122 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 68 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 25 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Łapy?
Łapy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Łapy?
The hottest day measured in Łapy between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2015, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Łapy?
The coldest day measured in Łapy between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1950, at -34.9 °C.
Does it snow in Łapy?
Yes. Łapy gets on average 74.7 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Łapy warmed?
Yes: Łapy warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Łapy?
The wettest day measured in Łapy between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1995, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Łapy?
The windiest day measured in Łapy between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1953, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Łapy?
The warmest month in Łapy is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Łapy?
Łapy receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Łapy?
Łapy gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Łapy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Łapy between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1974, with 17.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Łapy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Łapy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Łapy?
In Łapy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 30 July 1994, and the lowest was -40.0 °C on 12 January 1950.
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