Šentilj climate — normals and trends
Šentilj (Slovenia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 827 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Šentilj averages 95 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Šentilj has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 23 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
ŠentiljMunicipality of Šentilj
- coords
- 46.68°, 15.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
827mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 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
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
38.7 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
77 mm
4 August 2009
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
7 May 1987
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
22 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
17 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.3 h
22 June 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 | 6.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 111 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 59 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 88 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 45 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 91 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 52 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 125 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Šentilj?
Šentilj has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 827 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Šentilj?
The hottest day measured in Šentilj between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Šentilj?
The coldest day measured in Šentilj between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Šentilj?
Yes. Šentilj gets on average 66.6 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Šentilj warmed?
Yes: Šentilj warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Šentilj?
The wettest day measured in Šentilj between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2009, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Šentilj?
The windiest day measured in Šentilj between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1987, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Šentilj?
The warmest month in Šentilj is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Šentilj?
Šentilj receives on average 827 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Šentilj?
Šentilj gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Šentilj?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Šentilj between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1966, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Šentilj?
Yes: Šentilj has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Šentilj?
In Šentilj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 23 January 1942.
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