Pleszew climate — normals and trends
Pleszew (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 605 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 (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pleszew averages 91 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Pleszew has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 109 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 26 June 2019) and the coldest -32.0 °C (on 14 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
PleszewGreater Poland
- coords
- 51.90°, 17.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
605mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.5 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest day
-32.0 °C
14 January 1987
Wettest day
58 mm
24 September 1945
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
20 January 1986
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
8 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
15 December 1952
Sunniest day
16.0 h
2 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 47 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 62 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 105 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 69 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pleszew?
Pleszew has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 605 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pleszew?
The hottest day measured in Pleszew between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2019, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pleszew?
The coldest day measured in Pleszew between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, at -32.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pleszew?
Yes. Pleszew gets on average 47.5 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Pleszew warmed?
Yes: Pleszew warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pleszew?
The wettest day measured in Pleszew between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1945, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pleszew?
The windiest day measured in Pleszew between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pleszew?
The warmest month in Pleszew is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Pleszew?
Pleszew receives on average 605 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pleszew?
Pleszew 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 Pleszew?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pleszew between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1952, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pleszew?
Yes: Pleszew has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pleszew?
In Pleszew, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 8 August 2015, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 14 January 1987.
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