Liptovský Hrádok climate — normals and trends
Liptovský Hrádok (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 872 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 (15.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liptovský Hrádok averages 158 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Liptovský Hrádok has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -31.1 °C (on 8 January 2017).
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
Liptovský HrádokŽilina Region
- coords
- 49.04°, 19.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
1.1°C
Annual rainfall
872mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
158 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
152.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
31.0 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
8 January 2017
Wettest day
54 mm
5 October 1963
Windiest day
32.5 km/h
22 December 1947
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-36.3 °C
8 January 2017
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
2 December 1976
Sunniest day
15.2 h
5 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 | 1.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 43 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 62 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 59 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 12.9 °C | -1.8 °C | 102 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 47 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 128 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 81 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 96 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 8.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 73 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 108 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 2.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 11 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liptovský Hrádok?
Liptovský Hrádok has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 872 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liptovský Hrádok?
The hottest day measured in Liptovský Hrádok between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liptovský Hrádok?
The coldest day measured in Liptovský Hrádok between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2017, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Liptovský Hrádok?
Yes. Liptovský Hrádok gets on average 152.5 cm of snow per year and has around 158 frost days.
Has the climate of Liptovský Hrádok warmed?
Yes: Liptovský Hrádok warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liptovský Hrádok?
The wettest day measured in Liptovský Hrádok between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1963, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liptovský Hrádok?
The windiest day measured in Liptovský Hrádok between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1947, with winds reaching 32.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liptovský Hrádok?
The warmest month in Liptovský Hrádok is July (15.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Liptovský Hrádok?
Liptovský Hrádok receives on average 872 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liptovský Hrádok?
Liptovský Hrádok 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 Liptovský Hrádok?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liptovský Hrádok between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1976, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liptovský Hrádok?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Liptovský Hrádok.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liptovský Hrádok?
In Liptovský Hrádok, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 8 January 2017.
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