Oława climate — normals and trends
Oława (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 661 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 (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Oława averages 87 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Oława 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 105 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -32.3 °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
OławaLower Silesia
- coords
- 50.95°, 17.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
36.9 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-32.3 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
67 mm
21 August 2022
Windiest day
53.2 km/h
5 October 2017
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-37.3 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
26 November 1969
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 | 5.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 33 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 74 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 63 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 136 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 68 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 67 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oława?
Oława has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oława?
The hottest day measured in Oława between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oława?
The coldest day measured in Oława between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -32.3 °C.
Does it snow in Oława?
Yes. Oława gets on average 50.4 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Oława warmed?
Yes: Oława warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oława?
The wettest day measured in Oława between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oława?
The windiest day measured in Oława between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2017, with winds reaching 53.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oława?
The warmest month in Oława is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Oława?
Oława receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oława?
Oława 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 Oława?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oława between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1969, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oława?
Yes: Oława has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oława?
In Oława, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -37.3 °C on 13 January 1987.
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