Limanowa climate — normals and trends
Limanowa (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 900 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Limanowa averages 114 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Limanowa has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 138 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -31.1 °C (on 11 January 1940).
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
LimanowaLesser Poland
- coords
- 49.71°, 20.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
35.0 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
79 mm
16 May 2010
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
28 March 1993
Sunniest day
15.2 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 3.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 56 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | -2.0 °C | 105 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 72 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 167 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 57 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 110 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 82 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 104 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Limanowa?
Limanowa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limanowa?
The hottest day measured in Limanowa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Limanowa?
The coldest day measured in Limanowa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Limanowa?
Yes. Limanowa gets on average 114.7 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Limanowa warmed?
Yes: Limanowa warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Limanowa?
The wettest day measured in Limanowa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2010, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Limanowa?
The windiest day measured in Limanowa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Limanowa?
The warmest month in Limanowa is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Limanowa?
Limanowa receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Limanowa?
Limanowa gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Limanowa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Limanowa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1993, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Limanowa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Limanowa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Limanowa?
In Limanowa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 11 January 1940.
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