Drochia climate — normals and trends
Drochia (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 599 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Drochia averages 105 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Drochia has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 125 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 10 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
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- coords
- 48.04°, 27.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
599mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
7 August 2012
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
95 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
16 November 1998
Sunniest day
15.3 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +6.6 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 27 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | -3.0 °C | 151 mm | +87 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 123 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 66 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 34 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Drochia?
Drochia has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 599 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Drochia?
The hottest day measured in Drochia between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Drochia?
The coldest day measured in Drochia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Drochia?
Yes. Drochia gets on average 61.6 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Drochia warmed?
Yes: Drochia warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Drochia?
The wettest day measured in Drochia between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Drochia?
The windiest day measured in Drochia between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Drochia?
The warmest month in Drochia is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Drochia?
Drochia receives on average 599 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Drochia?
Drochia 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 Drochia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Drochia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1998, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Drochia?
Yes: Drochia has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Drochia?
In Drochia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 19 July 2007, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 10 January 1940.
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