Płońsk climate — normals and trends
Płońsk (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 609 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Płońsk averages 99 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Płońsk has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 29 August 1992) and the coldest -31.6 °C (on 30 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
PłońskMazovia
- coords
- 52.62°, 20.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
609mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
35.8 °C
29 August 1992
Coldest day
-31.6 °C
30 January 1987
Wettest day
61 mm
6 August 2006
Windiest day
52.8 km/h
19 February 2022
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
29 July 2013
Coldest feels-like
-36.9 °C
30 January 1987
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
30 January 1979
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +5.8 °C | 34 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 32 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | -2.1 °C | 72 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 92 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 64 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Płońsk?
Płońsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 609 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Płońsk?
The hottest day measured in Płońsk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1992, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Płońsk?
The coldest day measured in Płońsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1987, at -31.6 °C.
Does it snow in Płońsk?
Yes. Płońsk gets on average 57.9 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Płońsk warmed?
Yes: Płońsk warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Płońsk?
The wettest day measured in Płońsk between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2006, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Płońsk?
The windiest day measured in Płońsk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2022, with winds reaching 52.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Płońsk?
The warmest month in Płońsk is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Płońsk?
Płońsk receives on average 609 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Płońsk?
Płońsk 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 Płońsk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Płońsk between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1979, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Płońsk?
Yes: Płońsk has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Płońsk?
In Płońsk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 29 July 2013, and the lowest was -36.9 °C on 30 January 1987.
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