Subotica climate — normals and trends
Subotica (Serbia) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 601 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 (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Subotica averages 75 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Subotica has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 9 August 1945) and the coldest -29.4 °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
SuboticaVojvodina
- coords
- 46.10°, 19.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
40.9 °C
9 August 1945
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
54 mm
27 June 1940
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
4 February 2023
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.2 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 | 6.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 93 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 59 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 1 mm | -71 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 35 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Subotica?
Subotica has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Subotica?
The hottest day measured in Subotica between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1945, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Subotica?
The coldest day measured in Subotica between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Subotica?
Yes. Subotica gets on average 36.7 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Subotica warmed?
Yes: Subotica warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Subotica?
The wettest day measured in Subotica between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1940, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Subotica?
The windiest day measured in Subotica between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2023, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Subotica?
The warmest month in Subotica is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Subotica?
Subotica receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Subotica?
Subotica 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 Subotica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Subotica between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1955, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Subotica?
Yes: Subotica has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Subotica?
In Subotica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 13 July 2024, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 22 January 1940.
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