Velenje climate — normals and trends
Velenje (Slovenia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,045 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Velenje averages 98 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Velenje has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -29.3 °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
VelenjeUrban Municipality of Velenje
- coords
- 46.36°, 15.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,045mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
98 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
36.2 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
6 October 2007
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
30 March 1995
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
1 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.0 cm
8 December 1965
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 58 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 54 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 135 mm | +67 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 112 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 36 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 124 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 63 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 111 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 94 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Velenje?
Velenje has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Velenje?
The hottest day measured in Velenje between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Velenje?
The coldest day measured in Velenje between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Velenje?
Yes. Velenje gets on average 93.6 cm of snow per year and has around 98 frost days.
Has the climate of Velenje warmed?
Yes: Velenje warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Velenje?
The wettest day measured in Velenje between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2007, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Velenje?
The windiest day measured in Velenje between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1995, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Velenje?
The warmest month in Velenje is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Velenje?
Velenje receives on average 1,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Velenje?
Velenje gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Velenje?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Velenje between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1965, with 27.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Velenje?
Yes: Velenje has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Velenje?
In Velenje, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 23 January 1942.
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