Niš climate — normals and trends
Niš (Serbia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 578 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Niš averages 92 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Niš 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 108 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -30.9 °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
NišCentral Serbia
- coords
- 43.32°, 21.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
578mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
40.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-30.9 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
59 mm
24 July 1976
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
26 February 1989
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
30 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
22 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.1 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 | 7.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 47 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 2 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 17 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 135 mm | +93 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 124 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Niš?
Niš has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 578 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Niš?
The hottest day measured in Niš between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Niš?
The coldest day measured in Niš between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -30.9 °C.
Does it snow in Niš?
Yes. Niš gets on average 79.2 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Niš warmed?
Yes: Niš warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Niš?
The wettest day measured in Niš between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1976, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Niš?
The windiest day measured in Niš between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Niš?
The warmest month in Niš is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Niš?
Niš receives on average 578 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Niš?
Niš gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Niš?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Niš between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1944, with 23.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Niš?
Yes: Niš has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Niš?
In Niš, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 22 July 2007, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 24 January 1942.
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