Szczawnica climate — normals and trends
Szczawnica (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 932 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Szczawnica averages 134 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Szczawnica has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 110 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 3 July 2025) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 11 January 1940).
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
SzczawnicaLesser Poland
- coords
- 49.42°, 20.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
932mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
134 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
136.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
33.9 °C
3 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
71 mm
29 June 1958
Windiest day
40.5 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
11 November 1979
Sunniest day
15.3 h
3 July 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 45 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 50 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 56 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 116 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 56 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 104 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 87 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 103 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Szczawnica?
Szczawnica has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 932 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Szczawnica?
The hottest day measured in Szczawnica between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2025, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Szczawnica?
The coldest day measured in Szczawnica between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Szczawnica?
Yes. Szczawnica gets on average 136.4 cm of snow per year and has around 134 frost days.
Has the climate of Szczawnica warmed?
Yes: Szczawnica warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Szczawnica?
The wettest day measured in Szczawnica between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1958, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Szczawnica?
The windiest day measured in Szczawnica between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Szczawnica?
The warmest month in Szczawnica is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Szczawnica?
Szczawnica receives on average 932 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Szczawnica?
Szczawnica gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Szczawnica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Szczawnica between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1979, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Szczawnica?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Szczawnica.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Szczawnica?
In Szczawnica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 11 January 1940.
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