Żagań climate — normals and trends
Żagań (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 693 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 (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Żagań averages 83 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Żagań has warmed by +2.6 °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 101 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 19 June 2022) and the coldest -28.1 °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
ŻagańLubusz
- coords
- 51.62°, 15.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °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
+2.6 °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
38.1 °C
19 June 2022
Coldest day
-28.1 °C
9 February 1956
Wettest day
64 mm
13 August 2002
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
20 August 1943
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
9 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
3 March 1965
Sunniest day
16.0 h
12 June 1950
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 | +3.9 °C | 72 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 30 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 30 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 64 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 59 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 65 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Żagań?
Żagań has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Żagań?
The hottest day measured in Żagań between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2022, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Żagań?
The coldest day measured in Żagań between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at -28.1 °C.
Does it snow in Żagań?
Yes. Żagań gets on average 56.4 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Żagań warmed?
Yes: Żagań warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Żagań?
The wettest day measured in Żagań between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2002, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Żagań?
The windiest day measured in Żagań between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2007, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Żagań?
The warmest month in Żagań is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Żagań?
Żagań receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Żagań?
Żagań 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 Żagań?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Żagań between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1965, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Żagań?
Yes: Żagań has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Żagań?
In Żagań, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 20 August 1943, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 9 February 1956.
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