Michalovce climate — normals and trends
Michalovce (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 742 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Michalovce averages 101 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Michalovce 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 122 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 23 July 2015) and the coldest -30.2 °C (on 11 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
MichalovceKošice Region
- coords
- 48.75°, 21.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
742mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 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 = 0.61 · 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
37.6 °C
23 July 2015
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
88 mm
27 July 1960
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
2 September 1941
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
6 April 2000
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
14 January 2017
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 61 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 76 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 36 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | -2.7 °C | 90 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 31 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 99 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 52 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 68 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 53 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 110 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 17 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Michalovce?
Michalovce has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 742 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Michalovce?
The hottest day measured in Michalovce between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2015, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Michalovce?
The coldest day measured in Michalovce between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Michalovce?
Yes. Michalovce gets on average 70.3 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Michalovce warmed?
Yes: Michalovce warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Michalovce?
The wettest day measured in Michalovce between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1960, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Michalovce?
The windiest day measured in Michalovce between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1941, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Michalovce?
The warmest month in Michalovce is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Michalovce?
Michalovce receives on average 742 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Michalovce?
Michalovce gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Michalovce?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Michalovce between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2017, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Michalovce?
Yes: Michalovce has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Michalovce?
In Michalovce, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 11 January 1940.
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