Gdansk climate — normals and trends
Gdansk (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 598 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 (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gdansk averages 91 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Gdansk has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -27.6 °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
GdanskPomerania
- coords
- 54.35°, 18.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
598mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
35.8 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
62 mm
18 August 1970
Windiest day
63.4 km/h
17 January 1955
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
18 January 1983
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
12 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-32.8 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
4 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.2 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 71 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 17 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 62 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 69 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 153 mm | +69 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 71 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 20 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gdansk?
Gdansk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 598 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gdansk?
The hottest day measured in Gdansk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gdansk?
The coldest day measured in Gdansk between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gdansk?
Yes. Gdansk gets on average 52.3 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Gdansk warmed?
Yes: Gdansk warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gdansk?
The wettest day measured in Gdansk between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1970, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gdansk?
The windiest day measured in Gdansk between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1955, with winds reaching 63.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gdansk?
The warmest month in Gdansk is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gdansk?
Gdansk receives on average 598 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gdansk?
Gdansk gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gdansk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gdansk between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1970, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gdansk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gdansk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gdansk?
In Gdansk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 12 July 1959, and the lowest was -32.8 °C on 1 February 1956.
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