Będzin climate — normals and trends
Będzin (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 755 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Będzin averages 100 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Będzin has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 9 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
BędzinSilesia
- coords
- 50.33°, 19.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
755mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
100 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
36.7 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
61 mm
8 July 1997
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
2 March 1956
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
3 April 1970
Sunniest day
15.6 h
3 July 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 53 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 3.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 41 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 72 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 59 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 133 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 93 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 78 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Będzin?
Będzin has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 755 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Będzin?
The hottest day measured in Będzin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Będzin?
The coldest day measured in Będzin between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Będzin?
Yes. Będzin gets on average 77.5 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.
Has the climate of Będzin warmed?
Yes: Będzin warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Będzin?
The wettest day measured in Będzin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1997, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Będzin?
The windiest day measured in Będzin between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1956, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Będzin?
The warmest month in Będzin is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Będzin?
Będzin receives on average 755 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Będzin?
Będzin 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 Będzin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Będzin between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1970, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Będzin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Będzin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Będzin?
In Będzin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 9 February 1956.
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