Polkowice climate — normals and trends
Polkowice (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 648 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Polkowice averages 88 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Polkowice 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 106 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -28.7 °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
PolkowiceLower Silesia
- coords
- 51.50°, 16.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
648mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
88 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 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
37.6 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-28.7 °C
14 January 1987
Wettest day
61 mm
20 July 1981
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
17 February 2022
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
11 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
18 March 1960
Sunniest day
16.0 h
23 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 54 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 29 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 69 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 84 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 70 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 60 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 7.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Polkowice?
Polkowice has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Polkowice?
The hottest day measured in Polkowice between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Polkowice?
The coldest day measured in Polkowice between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, at -28.7 °C.
Does it snow in Polkowice?
Yes. Polkowice gets on average 51.0 cm of snow per year and has around 88 frost days.
Has the climate of Polkowice warmed?
Yes: Polkowice warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Polkowice?
The wettest day measured in Polkowice between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1981, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Polkowice?
The windiest day measured in Polkowice between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2022, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Polkowice?
The warmest month in Polkowice is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Polkowice?
Polkowice receives on average 648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Polkowice?
Polkowice 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 Polkowice?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Polkowice between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1960, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Polkowice?
Yes: Polkowice has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Polkowice?
In Polkowice, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 11 July 1959, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 13 January 1987.
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