Briceni climate — normals and trends
Briceni (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 603 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Briceni averages 106 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Briceni 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 126 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest -32.6 °C (on 10 January 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
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- coords
- 48.36°, 27.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
603mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
39.4 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest day
-32.6 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
66 mm
13 July 2000
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
14 October 1956
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
6 September 1992
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
29 June 1963
Coldest feels-like
-38.1 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
16 November 1998
Sunniest day
15.3 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | +6.9 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +6.6 °C | 24 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | -3.7 °C | 153 mm | +87 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -71 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 83 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 69 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 58 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Briceni?
Briceni has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Briceni?
The hottest day measured in Briceni between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Briceni?
The coldest day measured in Briceni between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -32.6 °C.
Does it snow in Briceni?
Yes. Briceni gets on average 63.2 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Briceni warmed?
Yes: Briceni warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Briceni?
The wettest day measured in Briceni between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2000, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Briceni?
The windiest day measured in Briceni between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1956, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Briceni?
The warmest month in Briceni is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Briceni?
Briceni receives on average 603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Briceni?
Briceni gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Briceni?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Briceni between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1998, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Briceni?
Yes: Briceni has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Briceni?
In Briceni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 29 June 1963, and the lowest was -38.1 °C on 10 January 1940.
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