Ścinawa climate — normals and trends
Ścinawa (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 633 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ścinawa averages 87 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Ścinawa 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 104 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -30.5 °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
ŚcinawaLower Silesia
- coords
- 51.42°, 16.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 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 = 0.46 · 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
38.2 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
71 mm
13 August 1960
Windiest day
55.7 km/h
5 October 2017
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.9 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 | 5.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 49 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 29 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 67 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 72 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 59 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 49 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ścinawa?
Ścinawa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ścinawa?
The hottest day measured in Ścinawa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ścinawa?
The coldest day measured in Ścinawa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ścinawa?
Yes. Ścinawa gets on average 46.0 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Ścinawa warmed?
Yes: Ścinawa warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ścinawa?
The wettest day measured in Ścinawa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1960, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ścinawa?
The windiest day measured in Ścinawa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2017, with winds reaching 55.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ścinawa?
The warmest month in Ścinawa is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ścinawa?
Ścinawa receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ścinawa?
Ścinawa gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ścinawa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ścinawa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1960, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ścinawa?
Yes: Ścinawa has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ścinawa?
In Ścinawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 13 January 1987.
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