Rabča climate — normals and trends
Rabča (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 1,113 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 (-4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rabča averages 144 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Rabča 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 165 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -30.2 °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
RabčaŽilina Region
- coords
- 49.49°, 19.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
9.7°C
Average daily low
1.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,113mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
200.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 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 = 0.62 · 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
32.5 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
1 February 1991
Wettest day
79 mm
16 July 1957
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-35.3 °C
1 February 1991
Snowiest day
22.7 cm
14 October 2009
Sunniest day
15.3 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 | 2.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 63 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 57 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 69 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 13.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 131 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 89 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 218 mm | +71 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 104 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 110 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rabča?
Rabča has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 1,113 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rabča?
The hottest day measured in Rabča between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rabča?
The coldest day measured in Rabča between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1991, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rabča?
Yes. Rabča gets on average 200.4 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Rabča warmed?
Yes: Rabča warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rabča?
The wettest day measured in Rabča between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1957, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rabča?
The windiest day measured in Rabča between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rabča?
The warmest month in Rabča is July (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Rabča?
Rabča receives on average 1,113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rabča?
Rabča gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rabča?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rabča between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2009, with 22.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rabča?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rabča.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rabča?
In Rabča, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -35.3 °C on 1 February 1991.
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