Ružomberok climate — normals and trends
Ružomberok (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 933 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ružomberok averages 148 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Ružomberok 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 167 to 129 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -31.0 °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
RužomberokŽilina Region
- coords
- 49.07°, 19.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
933mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
148 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
161.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 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
-31.0 °C
8 January 2017
Wettest day
54 mm
25 May 1990
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
22 December 1947
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
8 January 2017
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
13 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.3 h
2 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 | 1.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 54 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 66 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 53 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 108 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 62 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 143 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 78 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 95 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 9.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 81 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 106 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 12 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ružomberok?
Ružomberok has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ružomberok?
The hottest day measured in Ružomberok between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ružomberok?
The coldest day measured in Ružomberok between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2017, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ružomberok?
Yes. Ružomberok gets on average 161.1 cm of snow per year and has around 148 frost days.
Has the climate of Ružomberok warmed?
Yes: Ružomberok warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ružomberok?
The wettest day measured in Ružomberok between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1990, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ružomberok?
The windiest day measured in Ružomberok between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1947, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ružomberok?
The warmest month in Ružomberok is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ružomberok?
Ružomberok receives on average 933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ružomberok?
Ružomberok gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ružomberok?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ružomberok between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1962, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ružomberok?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ružomberok.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ružomberok?
In Ružomberok, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 8 January 2017.
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