Knjazevac climate — normals and trends
Knjazevac (Serbia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 739 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Knjazevac averages 103 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Knjazevac has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 120 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -28.8 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
KnjazevacCentral Serbia
- coords
- 43.57°, 22.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
739mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
99.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
39.3 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-28.8 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
19 August 1949
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
26 February 1989
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
22 October 1974
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-33.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
6 February 1944
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 21 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 56 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 67 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 5 mm | -87 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 31 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 130 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 135 mm | +75 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Knjazevac?
Knjazevac has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 739 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Knjazevac?
The hottest day measured in Knjazevac between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Knjazevac?
The coldest day measured in Knjazevac between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -28.8 °C.
Does it snow in Knjazevac?
Yes. Knjazevac gets on average 99.1 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Knjazevac warmed?
Yes: Knjazevac warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Knjazevac?
The wettest day measured in Knjazevac between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1949, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Knjazevac?
The windiest day measured in Knjazevac between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Knjazevac?
The warmest month in Knjazevac is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Knjazevac?
Knjazevac receives on average 739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Knjazevac?
Knjazevac gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Knjazevac?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Knjazevac between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1944, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Knjazevac?
Yes: Knjazevac has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Knjazevac?
In Knjazevac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 26 July 2025, and the lowest was -33.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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