Žilina climate — normals and trends
Žilina (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 938 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Žilina averages 133 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Žilina has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 155 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -31.2 °C (on 11 January 1940).
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
ŽilinaŽilina Region
- coords
- 49.22°, 18.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
938mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
133 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
33.9 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
16 July 1957
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
15 May 2014
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
15 May 2014
Hottest feels-like
35.4 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
6 December 1992
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 | 2.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 52 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 97 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 65 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 167 mm | +55 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 108 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 78 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Žilina?
Žilina has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 938 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Žilina?
The hottest day measured in Žilina between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Žilina?
The coldest day measured in Žilina between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in Žilina?
Yes. Žilina gets on average 155.2 cm of snow per year and has around 133 frost days.
Has the climate of Žilina warmed?
Yes: Žilina warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Žilina?
The wettest day measured in Žilina between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1957, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Žilina?
The windiest day measured in Žilina between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2014, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Žilina?
The warmest month in Žilina is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Žilina?
Žilina receives on average 938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Žilina?
Žilina gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Žilina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Žilina between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1992, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Žilina?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Žilina.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Žilina?
In Žilina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 11 January 1940.
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