Sochaczew climate — normals and trends
Sochaczew (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 611 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 (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sochaczew averages 96 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Sochaczew 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 115 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 22 August 1943) and the coldest -31.0 °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
SochaczewMazovia
- coords
- 52.23°, 20.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
611mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 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
36.9 °C
22 August 1943
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
30 January 1987
Wettest day
63 mm
20 July 1949
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
20 January 1986
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
22 June 1954
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
30 January 1987
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
30 January 1979
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 29 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 70 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 98 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 6.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sochaczew?
Sochaczew has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sochaczew?
The hottest day measured in Sochaczew between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1943, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sochaczew?
The coldest day measured in Sochaczew between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1987, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sochaczew?
Yes. Sochaczew gets on average 55.4 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Sochaczew warmed?
Yes: Sochaczew warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sochaczew?
The wettest day measured in Sochaczew between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1949, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sochaczew?
The windiest day measured in Sochaczew between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1986, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sochaczew?
The warmest month in Sochaczew is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sochaczew?
Sochaczew receives on average 611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sochaczew?
Sochaczew gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sochaczew?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sochaczew between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1979, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sochaczew?
Yes: Sochaczew has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sochaczew?
In Sochaczew, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 22 June 1954, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 30 January 1987.
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