Lazarevac climate — normals and trends
Lazarevac (Serbia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 650 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lazarevac averages 68 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Lazarevac 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 84 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -26.9 °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
LazarevacCentral Serbia
- coords
- 44.39°, 20.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
42.4 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
66 mm
9 July 1999
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
6 February 1944
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
18 January 2000
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
29.0 cm
10 February 1984
Sunniest day
15.0 h
10 June 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 | 8.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 23 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 90 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 69 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +4.5 °C | 2 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 46 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 87 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 100 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 7.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lazarevac?
Lazarevac has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lazarevac?
The hottest day measured in Lazarevac between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lazarevac?
The coldest day measured in Lazarevac between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lazarevac?
Yes. Lazarevac gets on average 58.2 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Lazarevac warmed?
Yes: Lazarevac warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lazarevac?
The wettest day measured in Lazarevac between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1999, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lazarevac?
The windiest day measured in Lazarevac between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1944, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lazarevac?
The warmest month in Lazarevac is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lazarevac?
Lazarevac receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lazarevac?
Lazarevac gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lazarevac?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lazarevac between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with 29.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lazarevac?
Yes: Lazarevac has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lazarevac?
In Lazarevac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 24 January 1942.
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