Ełk climate — normals and trends
Ełk (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 653 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ełk averages 112 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Ełk 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 132 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -32.4 °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
EłkWarmia-Masuria
- coords
- 53.83°, 22.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
653mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 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
+2.5 °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
34.8 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
12 January 1950
Wettest day
53 mm
3 September 1995
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
17 January 1955
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
18 November 2004
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
17 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-37.8 °C
12 January 1950
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
30 January 1979
Sunniest day
16.6 h
17 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 42 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 1.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +6.1 °C | 42 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 15.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 62 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 52 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 135 mm | +50 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 82 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 71 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 23 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ełk?
Ełk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ełk?
The hottest day measured in Ełk between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ełk?
The coldest day measured in Ełk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1950, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ełk?
Yes. Ełk gets on average 74.9 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Ełk warmed?
Yes: Ełk warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ełk?
The wettest day measured in Ełk between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1995, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ełk?
The windiest day measured in Ełk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1955, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ełk?
The warmest month in Ełk is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ełk?
Ełk receives on average 653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ełk?
Ełk gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ełk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ełk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1979, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ełk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ełk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ełk?
In Ełk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 17 July 2007, and the lowest was -37.8 °C on 12 January 1950.
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