Ełk climate: temperature and precipitation

Ełk climate data show a 1991-2020 mean annual temperature of 7.9 °C and 715 mm of precipitation per year. These ERA5-Land values use the grid cell assigned to the city centroid.

city Country Poland (PL) Geography City / greater city Area 21 km² Sources Eurostat · EEA · Copernicus
Ełk · Poland
Avg temp
7.9
°C · 1991-2020
#558 of 601
Rainfall
715
mm per year · 1991-2020
#426 of 601
Regional GDP
€11,500
EUR per inhabitant · 2023
Life expectancy
77.9
years · 2024
Eurostat does not report a population value for Ełk in the current city-statistics extract. This profile reports 15 of 50 displayed indicators. The population field remains missing.

Its 1991–2020 climate normal is a mean annual temperature of 7.9 °C with 715 mm of precipitation a year (Copernicus ERA5-Land).

In its wider region (NUTS PL623), GDP was €11,500 per inhabitant (2023, Eurostat) — a regional figure, not a city value.

This profile reports 15 of the 50 indicators currently tracked for European cities; the rest are not reported for Ełk. Source: official datasets listed in the source registry.

Climate (ERA5-Land normals)

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly means (1991-2020 normals) ↗ · ERA5-Land reanalysis at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather or a forecast.
Ełk climate by monthEłk monthly 1991-2020 normals. Temperature -2.8°C to 18.8°C; warmest Jul, coldest Jan. Precipitation up to 86mm per month.
Ełk monthly climate normals
MonthTempPrecip
Jan-2.8°C50mm
Feb-2.0°C45mm
Mar1.5°C47mm
Apr7.7°C46mm
May13.2°C65mm
Jun16.6°C79mm
Jul18.8°C86mm
Aug18.3°C77mm
Sep13.5°C63mm
Oct8.0°C57mm
Nov3.1°C48mm
Dec-1.0°C52mm
ERA5-Land 1991–2020 normals.
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#558 of 601 · 7th pct · #54 in Poland
7.9
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#571 of 601 · 5th pct · #56 in Poland
-2.8
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#386 of 601 · 36th pct · #48 in Poland
18.8
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land reanalysis total precipitation at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather.
#426 of 601 · 29th pct · #32 in Poland
715
mm per year · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land mean surface solar radiation; this is irradiance, NOT sunshine hours.
#552 of 601 · 8th pct · #57 in Poland
119
W per m2 · centroid · 1991-2020
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Ełk: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainEłk: 7.9. Higher than 43 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3 to 24.5; median 10.6.
Ełk: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk7.9
Higher than43 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median10.6
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Ełk: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainEłk: -2.8. Higher than 30 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range -9.3 to 13.5; median 2.6.
Ełk: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk-2.8
Higher than30 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median2.6
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Ełk: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainEłk: 18.8. Higher than 214 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.5 to 38.1; median 19.3.
Ełk: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk18.8
Higher than214 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median19.3
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
Ełk: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainEłk: 715. Higher than 175 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 261 to 2,516; median 816.
Ełk: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk715
Higher than175 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median816
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
Ełk: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainEłk: 119. Higher than 49 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 96 to 230; median 136.
Ełk: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk119
Higher than49 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median136

Air quality (EEA annualized)

Monthly AQ statistics in European cities ↗ · Days-weighted annual mean from EEA monthly city averages after coverage filtering; not a forecast or station-only value.
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#311 of 329 · 5th pct · #30 in Poland
9
µg/m3 · PL052C1 · 2024
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#27 of 281 · 90th pct · #1 in Poland
63
µg/m3 · PL052C1 · 2024
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#80 of 298 · 73rd pct · #26 in Poland
13
µg/m3 · PL052C1 · 2024
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Ełk: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainEłk: 9. Higher than 18 of 329 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 5 to 35; median 16.
Ełk: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Ełk9
Higher than18 of 329 records in the same comparison group
Median16
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Ełk: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainEłk: 63. Higher than 254 of 281 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 33 to 81; median 52.
Ełk: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Ełk63
Higher than254 of 281 records in the same comparison group
Median52
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Ełk: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainEłk: 13. Higher than 218 of 298 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 3 to 22; median 9.
Ełk: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Ełk13
Higher than218 of 298 records in the same comparison group
Median9

Transport costs

Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes)
Reported Eurostat infrastructure length; not a cycling-mode-share or safety measure. · Transport - cities and greater cities ↗
#265 of 328 · 19th pct · #62 in Poland
27
km · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes)
Ełk: Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) in the same year and geography grainEłk: 27. Higher than 63 of 328 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 1,073,473; median 138.
Ełk: Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk27
Higher than63 of 328 records in the same comparison group
Median138

Country price context (PPP)

Country price level index for GDP
Country-grain price-level context; not a city cost-of-living basket or local price survey. · Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 ↗
72
EU27_2020=100 · PL · 2024
Cinema attendance per year
Culture attendance count where reported; not a full cultural-offer index.
#171 of 246 · 30th pct · #52 in Poland
139,050
visits per year · 2022
Number of museum visitors per year
Museum visitor count where reported; not a count of museums or all cultural visits.
#106 of 226 · 53rd pct · #26 in Poland
72,908
visits per year · 2022
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Library distribution points where reported; not library visits or service quality.
#348 of 425 · 9th pct · #67 in Poland
2
libraries · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Cinema attendance per year
Ełk: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grainEłk: 139,050. Higher than 75 of 246 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 8,226,299; median 239,309.
Ełk: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grain
Ełk139,050
Higher than75 of 246 records in the same comparison group
Median239,309
Number of museum visitors per year
Ełk: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grainEłk: 72,908. Higher than 120 of 226 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 23,305,990; median 60,998.
Ełk: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grain
Ełk72,908
Higher than120 of 226 records in the same comparison group
Median60,998
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Ełk: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grainEłk: 2. Higher than 37 of 425 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 336; median 8.
Ełk: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grain
Ełk2
Higher than37 of 425 records in the same comparison group
Median8

Regional context (NUTS)

Values describe the city's NUTS region, not the city itself
Regional GDP per inhabitant
NUTS3 regional value, not a city figure; the city lies within this region. · Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region ↗
€11,500
EUR per inhabitant · PL623 · 2023
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes
NUTS2 regional value at birth, both sexes; not a city-specific figure. · Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region ↗
77.9
years · PL62 · 2024

Common questions

What is the climate of Ełk?

Its 1991–2020 ERA5-Land normal is a mean annual temperature of 7.9 °C (January -2.8 °C, July 18.8 °C) with 715 mm of precipitation a year. This is reanalysis, not station weather.

Not reported for this city: Population & demographics, Housing & living costs, Employment, Education, Births & deaths, Tourism, Resident perception survey. Eurostat Urban Audit coverage is voluntary, so some indicators are unavailable for some cities.

Every figure is an official indicator with its source linked. Ranks compare only records with the same reference year and geography grain. See the methodology.

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