Legnica climate — normals and trends
Legnica (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 607 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Legnica averages 87 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Legnica 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 106 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 20 August 1943) and the coldest -30.1 °C (on 13 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
LegnicaLower Silesia
- coords
- 51.21°, 16.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
607mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 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
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
20 August 1943
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
64 mm
25 June 2013
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
5 October 2017
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-35.3 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
26 November 1969
Sunniest day
16.0 h
23 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 71 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 78 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 58 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Legnica?
Legnica has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 607 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Legnica?
The hottest day measured in Legnica between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1943, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Legnica?
The coldest day measured in Legnica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Legnica?
Yes. Legnica gets on average 49.1 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Legnica warmed?
Yes: Legnica warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Legnica?
The wettest day measured in Legnica between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2013, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Legnica?
The windiest day measured in Legnica between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2017, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Legnica?
The warmest month in Legnica is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Legnica?
Legnica receives on average 607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Legnica?
Legnica 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 Legnica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Legnica between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1969, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Legnica?
Yes: Legnica has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Legnica?
In Legnica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -35.3 °C on 14 January 1987.
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