Šahy climate — normals and trends
Šahy (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 650 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Šahy averages 96 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Šahy has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 18 July 2007) and the coldest -27.5 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
ŠahyNitra Region
- coords
- 48.07°, 18.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.2 °C
18 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
19 August 2015
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
24 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.8 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
30 November 2017
Sunniest day
15.2 h
3 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 70 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 57 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +5.1 °C | 19 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 81 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 47 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 92 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Šahy?
Šahy has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Šahy?
The hottest day measured in Šahy between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2007, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Šahy?
The coldest day measured in Šahy between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Šahy?
Yes. Šahy gets on average 49.6 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Šahy warmed?
Yes: Šahy warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Šahy?
The wettest day measured in Šahy between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2015, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Šahy?
The windiest day measured in Šahy between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Šahy?
The warmest month in Šahy is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Šahy?
Šahy receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Šahy?
Šahy gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Šahy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Šahy between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2017, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Šahy?
Yes: Šahy has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Šahy?
In Šahy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 24 June 2021, and the lowest was -32.8 °C on 21 January 1940.
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