Krotoszyn climate — normals and trends
Krotoszyn (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 625 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Krotoszyn averages 89 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Krotoszyn has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 26 June 2019) and the coldest -31.2 °C (on 14 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
KrotoszynGreater Poland
- coords
- 51.70°, 17.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.3 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
14 January 1987
Wettest day
62 mm
21 August 2022
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
8 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-36.3 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
15 December 1952
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 38 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 104 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 69 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krotoszyn?
Krotoszyn has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krotoszyn?
The hottest day measured in Krotoszyn between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2019, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krotoszyn?
The coldest day measured in Krotoszyn between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in Krotoszyn?
Yes. Krotoszyn gets on average 49.7 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Krotoszyn warmed?
Yes: Krotoszyn warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krotoszyn?
The wettest day measured in Krotoszyn between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krotoszyn?
The windiest day measured in Krotoszyn between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krotoszyn?
The warmest month in Krotoszyn is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Krotoszyn?
Krotoszyn receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krotoszyn?
Krotoszyn 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 Krotoszyn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Krotoszyn between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1952, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Krotoszyn?
Yes: Krotoszyn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krotoszyn?
In Krotoszyn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 8 August 2015, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 14 January 1987.
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