Żarów climate — normals and trends
Żarów (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 677 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Żarów averages 89 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Żarów has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 8 August 2015) and the coldest -31.3 °C (on 13 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
ŻarówLower Silesia
- coords
- 50.94°, 16.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
677mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 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
36.5 °C
8 August 2015
Coldest day
-31.3 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
84 mm
13 August 1960
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
5 October 2017
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
26 November 1969
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 | 5.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +5.0 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 50 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 76 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 75 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 49 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 67 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Żarów?
Żarów has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 677 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Żarów?
The hottest day measured in Żarów between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2015, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Żarów?
The coldest day measured in Żarów between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -31.3 °C.
Does it snow in Żarów?
Yes. Żarów gets on average 59.3 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Żarów warmed?
Yes: Żarów warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Żarów?
The wettest day measured in Żarów between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1960, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Żarów?
The windiest day measured in Żarów between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2017, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Żarów?
The warmest month in Żarów is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Żarów?
Żarów receives on average 677 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Żarów?
Żarów gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Żarów?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Żarów between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1969, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Żarów?
Yes: Żarów has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Żarów?
In Żarów, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 13 January 1987.
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