Sonta climate — normals and trends
Sonta (Serbia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 642 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sonta averages 68 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Sonta has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 54 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 9 August 1945) and the coldest -28.8 °C (on 22 January 1940).
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
SontaVojvodina
- coords
- 45.59°, 19.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
642mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
40.1 °C
9 August 1945
Coldest day
-28.8 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
55 mm
20 August 1972
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
4 February 2023
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
22 May 1997
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
26 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
26 February 1955
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 95 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 73 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 5 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 35 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sonta?
Sonta has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sonta?
The hottest day measured in Sonta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1945, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sonta?
The coldest day measured in Sonta between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -28.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sonta?
Yes. Sonta gets on average 41.6 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Sonta warmed?
Yes: Sonta warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sonta?
The wettest day measured in Sonta between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1972, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sonta?
The windiest day measured in Sonta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2023, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sonta?
The warmest month in Sonta is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sonta?
Sonta receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sonta?
Sonta gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sonta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sonta between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1955, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sonta?
Yes: Sonta has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sonta?
In Sonta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 26 June 2025, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 22 January 1940.
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