Čadca climate — normals and trends
Čadca (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 1,064 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Čadca averages 125 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Čadca has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 102 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -31.6 °C (on 1 February 1956).
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
ČadcaŽilina Region
- coords
- 49.44°, 18.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
10.7°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,064mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
163.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
34.0 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-31.6 °C
1 February 1956
Wettest day
82 mm
8 July 1997
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
19 November 2004
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-37.4 °C
1 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.4 cm
14 October 2009
Sunniest day
15.5 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 61 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 70 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 106 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 102 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 209 mm | +73 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 121 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 95 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 102 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Čadca?
Čadca has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Čadca?
The hottest day measured in Čadca between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Čadca?
The coldest day measured in Čadca between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, at -31.6 °C.
Does it snow in Čadca?
Yes. Čadca gets on average 163.5 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Čadca warmed?
Yes: Čadca warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Čadca?
The wettest day measured in Čadca between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1997, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Čadca?
The windiest day measured in Čadca between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2004, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Čadca?
The warmest month in Čadca is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Čadca?
Čadca receives on average 1,064 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Čadca?
Čadca gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Čadca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Čadca between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2009, with 23.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Čadca?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Čadca.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Čadca?
In Čadca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -37.4 °C on 1 February 1956.
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