Căușeni climate — normals and trends
Căușeni (Moldova) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 485 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Căușeni averages 97 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Căușeni has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -31.1 °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
CăușeniCăuşeni
- coords
- 46.64°, 29.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
485mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
38.9 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
78 mm
19 June 1941
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
5 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
20 February 1954
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
20 April 2017
Sunniest day
15.3 h
23 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +6.5 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 24 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 97 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 20 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 18 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 77 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Căușeni?
Căușeni has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 485 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Căușeni?
The hottest day measured in Căușeni between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Căușeni?
The coldest day measured in Căușeni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Căușeni?
Yes. Căușeni gets on average 48.3 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Căușeni warmed?
Yes: Căușeni warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Căușeni?
The wettest day measured in Căușeni between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1941, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Căușeni?
The windiest day measured in Căușeni between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Căușeni?
The warmest month in Căușeni is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Căușeni?
Căușeni receives on average 485 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Căușeni?
Căușeni 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 Căușeni?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Căușeni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2017, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Căușeni?
Yes: Căușeni has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Căușeni?
In Căușeni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 5 August 2017, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 20 February 1954.
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