Šaľa climate — normals and trends
Šaľa (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 606 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Šaľa averages 81 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Šaľa has warmed by +2.6 °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 97 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 18 July 2007) and the coldest -28.3 °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
ŠaľaNitra Region
- coords
- 48.15°, 17.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
606mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
39.8 °C
18 July 2007
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
18 August 2015
Windiest day
54.5 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
18 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
15 February 1952
Sunniest day
15.4 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 | 5.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 38 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 88 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 130 mm | +72 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 51 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 75 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Šaľa?
Šaľa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 606 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Šaľa?
The hottest day measured in Šaľa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2007, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Šaľa?
The coldest day measured in Šaľa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Šaľa?
Yes. Šaľa gets on average 42.3 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Šaľa warmed?
Yes: Šaľa warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Šaľa?
The wettest day measured in Šaľa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2015, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Šaľa?
The windiest day measured in Šaľa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 54.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Šaľa?
The warmest month in Šaľa is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Šaľa?
Šaľa receives on average 606 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Šaľa?
Šaľa gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Šaľa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Šaľa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1952, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Šaľa?
Yes: Šaľa has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Šaľa?
In Šaľa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 18 July 2007, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 24 January 1942.
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