Dolný Kubín climate — normals and trends
Dolný Kubín (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 992 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 (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dolný Kubín averages 149 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Dolný Kubín 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 170 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -30.3 °C (on 1 February 1991).
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
Dolný KubínŽilina Region
- coords
- 49.21°, 19.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
992mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
192.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
32.4 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-30.3 °C
1 February 1991
Wettest day
51 mm
16 July 1957
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
22 December 1947
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
1 February 1991
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
30 May 1966
Sunniest day
15.4 h
1 July 2025
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 | 2.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 58 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +5.5 °C | 58 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 51 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 13.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 121 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 71 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 169 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 75 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 91 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 16 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dolný Kubín?
Dolný Kubín has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 992 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dolný Kubín?
The hottest day measured in Dolný Kubín between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dolný Kubín?
The coldest day measured in Dolný Kubín between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1991, at -30.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dolný Kubín?
Yes. Dolný Kubín gets on average 192.3 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Dolný Kubín warmed?
Yes: Dolný Kubín warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dolný Kubín?
The wettest day measured in Dolný Kubín between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1957, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dolný Kubín?
The windiest day measured in Dolný Kubín between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1947, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dolný Kubín?
The warmest month in Dolný Kubín is July (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Dolný Kubín?
Dolný Kubín receives on average 992 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dolný Kubín?
Dolný Kubín gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dolný Kubín?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dolný Kubín between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1966, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dolný Kubín?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dolný Kubín.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dolný Kubín?
In Dolný Kubín, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 1 February 1991.
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