Kostrzyn climate — normals and trends
Kostrzyn (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 601 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kostrzyn averages 93 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Kostrzyn 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 111 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -28.3 °C (on 12 February 1985).
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
KostrzynGreater Poland
- coords
- 52.40°, 17.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.9 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
12 February 1985
Wettest day
63 mm
20 July 1981
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
20 January 1986
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
13 November 1972
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
11 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
3 March 1965
Sunniest day
16.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 55 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 62 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 68 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kostrzyn?
Kostrzyn has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kostrzyn?
The hottest day measured in Kostrzyn between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kostrzyn?
The coldest day measured in Kostrzyn between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1985, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kostrzyn?
Yes. Kostrzyn gets on average 46.9 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Kostrzyn warmed?
Yes: Kostrzyn warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kostrzyn?
The wettest day measured in Kostrzyn between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1981, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kostrzyn?
The windiest day measured in Kostrzyn between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1986, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kostrzyn?
The warmest month in Kostrzyn is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kostrzyn?
Kostrzyn receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kostrzyn?
Kostrzyn 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 Kostrzyn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kostrzyn between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1965, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kostrzyn?
Yes: Kostrzyn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kostrzyn?
In Kostrzyn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 11 July 1959, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 9 February 1956.
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