Škofja Loka climate — normals and trends
Škofja Loka (Slovenia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 1,279 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Škofja Loka averages 110 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Škofja Loka has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 134 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 3 August 2013) and the coldest -29.2 °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
Škofja LokaMunicipality of Škofja Loka
- coords
- 46.17°, 14.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,279mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
135.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
35.1 °C
3 August 2013
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
85 mm
24 October 1964
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
30 March 1995
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
3 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-34.1 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
39.5 cm
14 February 1973
Sunniest day
15.1 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 | 4.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 88 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 175 mm | +89 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 89 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 168 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 31 mm | -99 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 157 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 166 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 86 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Škofja Loka?
Škofja Loka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 1,279 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Škofja Loka?
The hottest day measured in Škofja Loka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2013, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Škofja Loka?
The coldest day measured in Škofja Loka between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Škofja Loka?
Yes. Škofja Loka gets on average 135.8 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Škofja Loka warmed?
Yes: Škofja Loka warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Škofja Loka?
The wettest day measured in Škofja Loka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1964, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Škofja Loka?
The windiest day measured in Škofja Loka between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1995, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Škofja Loka?
The warmest month in Škofja Loka is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Škofja Loka?
Škofja Loka receives on average 1,279 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Škofja Loka?
Škofja Loka 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 Škofja Loka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Škofja Loka between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1973, with 39.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Škofja Loka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Škofja Loka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Škofja Loka?
In Škofja Loka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -34.1 °C on 15 February 1940.
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