Szprotawa climate — normals and trends
Szprotawa (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 685 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Szprotawa averages 86 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Szprotawa 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 104 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 31 July 1994) and the coldest -28.3 °C (on 9 February 1956).
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
SzprotawaLubusz
- coords
- 51.57°, 15.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
685mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
37.8 °C
31 July 1994
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
66 mm
13 August 2002
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
16 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
3 March 1965
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 July 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 | +4.0 °C | 67 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 68 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 59 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 103 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 76 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 64 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Szprotawa?
Szprotawa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 685 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Szprotawa?
The hottest day measured in Szprotawa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1994, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Szprotawa?
The coldest day measured in Szprotawa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Szprotawa?
Yes. Szprotawa gets on average 56.6 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Szprotawa warmed?
Yes: Szprotawa warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Szprotawa?
The wettest day measured in Szprotawa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2002, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Szprotawa?
The windiest day measured in Szprotawa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Szprotawa?
The warmest month in Szprotawa is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Szprotawa?
Szprotawa receives on average 685 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Szprotawa?
Szprotawa 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 Szprotawa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Szprotawa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1965, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Szprotawa?
Yes: Szprotawa has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Szprotawa?
In Szprotawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 16 July 2007, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 9 February 1956.
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