Calarasi climate — normals and trends
Calarasi (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 568 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Calarasi averages 103 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Calarasi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 122 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -27.8 °C (on 20 February 1954).
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
CalarasiCălăraşi
- coords
- 47.26°, 28.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
568mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.9 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.8 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
100 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
11 March 1945
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-32.8 °C
20 February 1954
Snowiest day
20.5 cm
10 November 1981
Sunniest day
15.3 h
20 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +6.7 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 9 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +6.4 °C | 35 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -2.4 °C | 124 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 85 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 22 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 73 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calarasi?
Calarasi has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 568 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calarasi?
The hottest day measured in Calarasi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calarasi?
The coldest day measured in Calarasi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -27.8 °C.
Does it snow in Calarasi?
Yes. Calarasi gets on average 60.7 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Calarasi warmed?
Yes: Calarasi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calarasi?
The wettest day measured in Calarasi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calarasi?
The windiest day measured in Calarasi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1945, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calarasi?
The warmest month in Calarasi is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Calarasi?
Calarasi receives on average 568 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calarasi?
Calarasi 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 Calarasi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Calarasi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1981, with 20.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Calarasi?
Yes: Calarasi has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calarasi?
In Calarasi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -32.8 °C on 20 February 1954.
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