Cricova climate — normals and trends
Cricova (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 549 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cricova averages 104 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Cricova 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 124 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -29.1 °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
CricovaChișinău Municipality
- coords
- 47.14°, 28.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
549mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 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
+2.5 °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
39.1 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
93 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
46.0 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
4 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.8 cm
5 January 1966
Sunniest day
15.4 h
21 June 2009
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 | +6.6 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +6.4 °C | 35 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 98 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 48 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 70 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cricova?
Cricova has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cricova?
The hottest day measured in Cricova between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cricova?
The coldest day measured in Cricova between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cricova?
Yes. Cricova gets on average 58.4 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Cricova warmed?
Yes: Cricova warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cricova?
The wettest day measured in Cricova between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cricova?
The windiest day measured in Cricova between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 46.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cricova?
The warmest month in Cricova is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cricova?
Cricova receives on average 549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cricova?
Cricova gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cricova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cricova between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1966, with 19.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cricova?
Yes: Cricova has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cricova?
In Cricova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 4 August 1998, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 11 January 1940.
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