Skierniewice climate — normals and trends
Skierniewice (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 625 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 (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Skierniewice averages 97 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Skierniewice 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 116 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 22 August 1943) and the coldest -30.8 °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
SkierniewiceŁódź Voivodeship
- coords
- 51.95°, 20.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
37.2 °C
22 August 1943
Coldest day
-30.8 °C
14 January 1987
Wettest day
59 mm
20 July 1949
Windiest day
55.7 km/h
20 January 1986
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
22 June 2000
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
30 January 1979
Sunniest day
15.8 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 42 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 73 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 44 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 99 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 29 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 60 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 55 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Skierniewice?
Skierniewice has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Skierniewice?
The hottest day measured in Skierniewice between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1943, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Skierniewice?
The coldest day measured in Skierniewice between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, at -30.8 °C.
Does it snow in Skierniewice?
Yes. Skierniewice gets on average 57.8 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Skierniewice warmed?
Yes: Skierniewice warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Skierniewice?
The wettest day measured in Skierniewice between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1949, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Skierniewice?
The windiest day measured in Skierniewice between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1986, with winds reaching 55.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Skierniewice?
The warmest month in Skierniewice is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Skierniewice?
Skierniewice receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Skierniewice?
Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Skierniewice between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1979, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Skierniewice?
Yes: Skierniewice has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Skierniewice?
In Skierniewice, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 22 June 2000, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 13 January 1987.
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