Cahul climate — normals and trends
Cahul (Moldova) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 509 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cahul averages 91 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Cahul 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 109 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -27.0 °C (on 25 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
CahulCahul
- coords
- 45.90°, 28.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
509mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.8 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
82 mm
12 July 1969
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
26 November 2023
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
19 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
3 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.1 h
26 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | +6.7 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +6.0 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 84 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 73 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 15 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 88 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 50 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 8 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cahul?
Cahul has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 509 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cahul?
The hottest day measured in Cahul between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cahul?
The coldest day measured in Cahul between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cahul?
Yes. Cahul gets on average 49.1 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Cahul warmed?
Yes: Cahul warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cahul?
The wettest day measured in Cahul between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1969, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cahul?
The windiest day measured in Cahul between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2023, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cahul?
The warmest month in Cahul is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cahul?
Cahul receives on average 509 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cahul?
Cahul 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 Cahul?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cahul between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2007, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cahul?
Yes: Cahul has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cahul?
In Cahul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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