Bełchatów climate — normals and trends
Bełchatów (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bełchatów averages 99 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Bełchatów has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 14 January 1987).
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
BełchatówŁódź Voivodeship
- coords
- 51.37°, 19.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.8 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
14 January 1987
Wettest day
52 mm
8 August 1985
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
20 January 1986
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
29 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
3 April 1970
Sunniest day
15.9 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 47 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 37 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 54 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 145 mm | +57 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 93 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 73 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 67 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bełchatów?
Bełchatów has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bełchatów?
The hottest day measured in Bełchatów between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bełchatów?
The coldest day measured in Bełchatów between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bełchatów?
Yes. Bełchatów gets on average 61.4 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Bełchatów warmed?
Yes: Bełchatów warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bełchatów?
The wettest day measured in Bełchatów between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1985, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bełchatów?
The windiest day measured in Bełchatów between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2007, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bełchatów?
The warmest month in Bełchatów is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bełchatów?
Bełchatów receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bełchatów?
Bełchatów gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bełchatów?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bełchatów between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1970, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bełchatów?
Yes: Bełchatów has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bełchatów?
In Bełchatów, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 29 July 2005, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 14 January 1987.
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