Zakopane climate — normals and trends
Zakopane (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 983 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 (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zakopane averages 164 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Zakopane 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 181 to 147 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -29.9 °C (on 1 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
ZakopaneLesser Poland
- coords
- 49.30°, 19.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
8.8°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
983mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
181.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
30.6 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
53 mm
5 October 1963
Windiest day
35.7 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
30 May 1966
Sunniest day
15.2 h
3 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 1.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 8.9 °C | +5.9 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 68 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 128 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 159 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 89 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 105 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 92 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 105 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 1.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 17 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zakopane?
Zakopane has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 983 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zakopane?
The hottest day measured in Zakopane between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zakopane?
The coldest day measured in Zakopane between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Zakopane?
Yes. Zakopane gets on average 181.5 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Zakopane warmed?
Yes: Zakopane warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zakopane?
The wettest day measured in Zakopane between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1963, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zakopane?
The windiest day measured in Zakopane between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zakopane?
The warmest month in Zakopane is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zakopane?
Zakopane receives on average 983 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zakopane?
Zakopane gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zakopane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zakopane between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1966, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zakopane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zakopane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zakopane?
In Zakopane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 1 February 1956.
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