Congaz climate — normals and trends
Congaz (Moldova) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 484 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 (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Congaz averages 91 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Congaz 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 39.9 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -27.5 °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
CongazGagauzia
- coords
- 46.11°, 28.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
484mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 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 = 0.37 · 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
39.9 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
27 July 1955
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
26 November 2023
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
26 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
28.0 cm
3 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.1 h
20 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +6.6 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 81 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 8 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 82 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 47 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Congaz?
Congaz has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 484 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Congaz?
The hottest day measured in Congaz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Congaz?
The coldest day measured in Congaz between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Congaz?
Yes. Congaz gets on average 45.4 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Congaz warmed?
Yes: Congaz warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Congaz?
The wettest day measured in Congaz between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1955, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Congaz?
The windiest day measured in Congaz between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2023, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Congaz?
The warmest month in Congaz is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Congaz?
Congaz receives on average 484 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Congaz?
Congaz 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 Congaz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Congaz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2007, with 28.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Congaz?
Yes: Congaz has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Congaz?
In Congaz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 25 January 1942.
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