Zelów climate — normals and trends
Zelów (Poland) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 663 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zelów averages 100 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Zelów 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 118 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 22 August 1943) and the coldest -29.9 °C (on 14 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
ZelówŁódź Voivodeship
- coords
- 51.46°, 19.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
663mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
100 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.6 °C
22 August 1943
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
14 January 1987
Wettest day
59 mm
6 July 1997
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
20 January 1986
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
20 January 1986
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
29 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
3 April 1970
Sunniest day
15.9 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 48 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +5.5 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 30 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 60 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 139 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 84 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 72 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zelów?
Zelów has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 663 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zelów?
The hottest day measured in Zelów between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1943, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zelów?
The coldest day measured in Zelów between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Zelów?
Yes. Zelów gets on average 63.6 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.
Has the climate of Zelów warmed?
Yes: Zelów warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zelów?
The wettest day measured in Zelów between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1997, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zelów?
The windiest day measured in Zelów between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1986, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zelów?
The warmest month in Zelów is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zelów?
Zelów receives on average 663 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zelów?
Zelów 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 Zelów?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zelów between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1970, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zelów?
Yes: Zelów has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zelów?
In Zelów, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 29 July 2005, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 14 January 1987.
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