Topoľčany climate — normals and trends
Topoľčany (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 731 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Topoľčany averages 97 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Topoľčany 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 115 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 20 August 2000) 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
TopoľčanyNitra Region
- coords
- 48.56°, 18.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
731mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
62.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
36.3 °C
20 August 2000
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
53 mm
29 August 1963
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
15 May 2014
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
18 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
30 January 2015
Sunniest day
15.4 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 | 3.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 69 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 65 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 60 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 40 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 102 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 95 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 59 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 87 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Topoľčany?
Topoľčany has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 731 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Topoľčany?
The hottest day measured in Topoľčany between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2000, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Topoľčany?
The coldest day measured in Topoľčany between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Topoľčany?
Yes. Topoľčany gets on average 62.7 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Topoľčany warmed?
Yes: Topoľčany warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Topoľčany?
The wettest day measured in Topoľčany between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1963, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Topoľčany?
The windiest day measured in Topoľčany between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2014, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Topoľčany?
The warmest month in Topoľčany is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Topoľčany?
Topoľčany receives on average 731 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Topoľčany?
Topoľčany gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Topoľčany?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Topoľčany between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2015, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Topoľčany?
Yes: Topoľčany has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Topoľčany?
In Topoľčany, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 18 July 2007, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 22 January 1940.
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