Ciorescu climate — normals and trends
Ciorescu (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 518 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ciorescu averages 101 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Ciorescu has warmed by +2.5 °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 120 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 11 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
CiorescuChișinău Municipality
- coords
- 47.13°, 28.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
518mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
84 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
46.8 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
4 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.9 cm
5 January 1966
Sunniest day
15.5 h
19 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +6.4 °C | 32 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 94 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 35 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 21 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 70 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ciorescu?
Ciorescu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 518 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ciorescu?
The hottest day measured in Ciorescu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ciorescu?
The coldest day measured in Ciorescu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ciorescu?
Yes. Ciorescu gets on average 54.4 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Ciorescu warmed?
Yes: Ciorescu warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ciorescu?
The wettest day measured in Ciorescu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ciorescu?
The windiest day measured in Ciorescu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ciorescu?
The warmest month in Ciorescu is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ciorescu?
Ciorescu receives on average 518 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ciorescu?
Ciorescu gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ciorescu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ciorescu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1966, with 18.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ciorescu?
Yes: Ciorescu has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ciorescu?
In Ciorescu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 4 August 1998, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 11 January 1940.
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