Nowy Targ climate — normals and trends
Nowy Targ (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 1,124 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 (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nowy Targ averages 146 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Nowy Targ 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 167 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
Nowy TargLesser Poland
- coords
- 49.48°, 20.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,124mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
186.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
32.6 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
71 mm
23 July 1980
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-34.3 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
30 May 1966
Sunniest day
15.4 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 58 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 34 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 56 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 76 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 13.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 137 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 74 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 218 mm | +60 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 87 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 123 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 106 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 107 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nowy Targ?
Nowy Targ has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 1,124 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nowy Targ?
The hottest day measured in Nowy Targ between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nowy Targ?
The coldest day measured in Nowy Targ between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Nowy Targ?
Yes. Nowy Targ gets on average 186.1 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Nowy Targ warmed?
Yes: Nowy Targ warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nowy Targ?
The wettest day measured in Nowy Targ between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1980, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nowy Targ?
The windiest day measured in Nowy Targ between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nowy Targ?
The warmest month in Nowy Targ is July (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nowy Targ?
Nowy Targ receives on average 1,124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nowy Targ?
Nowy Targ 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 Nowy Targ?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nowy Targ between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1966, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nowy Targ?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nowy Targ.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nowy Targ?
In Nowy Targ, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 1 February 1956.
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