Vranje climate — normals and trends
Vranje (Serbia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Vranje averages 101 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Vranje has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.1 °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
VranjeCentral Serbia
- coords
- 42.55°, 21.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
98.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
38.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
62 mm
24 July 1976
Windiest day
33.1 km/h
26 February 1989
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
26 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-34.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.2 cm
15 February 1991
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 | 5.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 13 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 83 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 75 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 5 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 11 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 35 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -2.7 °C | 147 mm | +99 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 154 mm | +93 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vranje?
Vranje has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vranje?
The hottest day measured in Vranje between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vranje?
The coldest day measured in Vranje between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vranje?
Yes. Vranje gets on average 98.8 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Vranje warmed?
Yes: Vranje warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vranje?
The wettest day measured in Vranje between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1976, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vranje?
The windiest day measured in Vranje between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 33.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vranje?
The warmest month in Vranje is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vranje?
Vranje receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vranje?
Vranje gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vranje?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vranje between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1991, with 27.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vranje?
Yes: Vranje has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vranje?
In Vranje, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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