Koło climate — normals and trends
Koło (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 603 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Koło averages 95 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Koło 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 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 22 August 1943) and the coldest -30.1 °C (on 30 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
KołoGreater Poland
- coords
- 52.20°, 18.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
603mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 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 = 0.44 · 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
38.6 °C
22 August 1943
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
30 January 1987
Wettest day
56 mm
20 July 1975
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
20 January 1986
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
11 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
30 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
4 April 1970
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 48 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +5.3 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 143 mm | +61 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 67 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 57 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koło?
Koło has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koło?
The hottest day measured in Koło between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1943, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koło?
The coldest day measured in Koło between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1987, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Koło?
Yes. Koło gets on average 51.4 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Koło warmed?
Yes: Koło warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koło?
The wettest day measured in Koło between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1975, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koło?
The windiest day measured in Koło between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1986, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koło?
The warmest month in Koło is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Koło?
Koło receives on average 603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koło?
Koło gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Koło?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Koło between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1970, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Koło?
Yes: Koło has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koło?
In Koło, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 11 July 1959, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 30 January 1987.
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