Litija climate — normals and trends
Litija (Slovenia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 1,057 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Litija averages 86 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Litija has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 66 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 3 August 2013) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 15 February 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
LitijaMunicipality of Litija
- coords
- 46.06°, 14.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,057mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
100.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
3 August 2013
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
69 mm
4 August 2009
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
5 March 1998
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
21 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
30.0 cm
10 February 1999
Sunniest day
14.9 h
29 June 2019
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 | 6.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 64 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 151 mm | +77 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 68 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 99 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 22 mm | -82 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 117 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 62 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 113 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 82 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 118 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 37 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Litija?
Litija has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Litija?
The hottest day measured in Litija between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2013, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Litija?
The coldest day measured in Litija between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Litija?
Yes. Litija gets on average 100.9 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Litija warmed?
Yes: Litija warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Litija?
The wettest day measured in Litija between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2009, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Litija?
The windiest day measured in Litija between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1998, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Litija?
The warmest month in Litija is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Litija?
Litija receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Litija?
Litija gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Litija?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Litija between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1999, with 30.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Litija?
Yes: Litija has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Litija?
In Litija, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 27 July 1983, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 15 February 1940.
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