Košice climate — normals and trends
Košice (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 786 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Košice averages 121 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Košice has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 101 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 8 July 2015) and the coldest -28.1 °C (on 21 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
KošiceKošice Region
- coords
- 48.71°, 21.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
3.9°C
Annual rainfall
786mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
71.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °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
36.2 °C
8 July 2015
Coldest day
-28.1 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
75 mm
5 August 2001
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
7 May 1987
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
15 May 2014
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
7 February 2013
Sunniest day
15.1 h
2 July 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 27 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 71 mm | +28 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 35 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 108 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 59 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 162 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 95 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 58 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 103 mm | +54 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 8 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Košice?
Košice has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 786 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Košice?
The hottest day measured in Košice between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2015, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Košice?
The coldest day measured in Košice between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -28.1 °C.
Does it snow in Košice?
Yes. Košice gets on average 71.6 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Košice warmed?
Yes: Košice warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Košice?
The wettest day measured in Košice between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2001, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Košice?
The windiest day measured in Košice between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1987, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Košice?
The warmest month in Košice is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Košice?
Košice receives on average 786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Košice?
Košice gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Košice?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Košice between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2013, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Košice?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Košice.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Košice?
In Košice, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 21 January 1940.
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