Dancu climate — normals and trends
Dancu (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 522 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 (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dancu averages 99 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Dancu 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 118 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -28.4 °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
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- coords
- 46.76°, 28.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
522mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.6 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
82 mm
16 September 1981
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
25 January 2013
Sunniest day
15.2 h
22 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | +6.6 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +6.3 °C | 34 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -2.1 °C | 108 mm | +51 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 68 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 77 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dancu?
Dancu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 522 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dancu?
The hottest day measured in Dancu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dancu?
The coldest day measured in Dancu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Dancu?
Yes. Dancu gets on average 55.5 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Dancu warmed?
Yes: Dancu warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dancu?
The wettest day measured in Dancu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1981, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dancu?
The windiest day measured in Dancu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dancu?
The warmest month in Dancu is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dancu?
Dancu receives on average 522 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dancu?
Dancu gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dancu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dancu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2013, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dancu?
Yes: Dancu has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dancu?
In Dancu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 11 January 1940.
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