Veľký Krtíš climate — normals and trends
Veľký Krtíš (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 698 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Veľký Krtíš averages 106 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Veľký Krtíš has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 122 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 28 January 1954).
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
Veľký KrtíšBanská Bystrica Region
- coords
- 48.21°, 19.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
698mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
37.0 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
28 January 1954
Wettest day
51 mm
18 July 1997
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
1 March 1990
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
1 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
28 January 1954
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
30 November 2017
Sunniest day
15.2 h
3 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 | 3.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 26 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 80 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 61 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 66 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 18 mm | -64 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 90 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 81 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 86 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Veľký Krtíš?
Veľký Krtíš has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 698 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Veľký Krtíš?
The hottest day measured in Veľký Krtíš between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Veľký Krtíš?
The coldest day measured in Veľký Krtíš between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1954, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Veľký Krtíš?
Yes. Veľký Krtíš gets on average 64.6 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Veľký Krtíš warmed?
Yes: Veľký Krtíš warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Veľký Krtíš?
The wettest day measured in Veľký Krtíš between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1997, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Veľký Krtíš?
The windiest day measured in Veľký Krtíš between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1990, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Veľký Krtíš?
The warmest month in Veľký Krtíš is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Veľký Krtíš?
Veľký Krtíš receives on average 698 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Veľký Krtíš?
Veľký Krtíš 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 Veľký Krtíš?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Veľký Krtíš between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2017, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Veľký Krtíš?
Yes: Veľký Krtíš has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Veľký Krtíš?
In Veľký Krtíš, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 23 July 2022, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 28 January 1954.
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