Hincesti climate — normals and trends
Hincesti (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 519 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.
Hincesti averages 99 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Hincesti 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 39.3 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -29.2 °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
HincestiHînceşti
- coords
- 46.83°, 28.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
519mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 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 = 0.40 · 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
39.3 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
85 mm
16 September 1981
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.4 cm
25 January 2013
Sunniest day
15.3 h
18 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 °C | +6.6 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 33 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 95 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 49 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 76 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hincesti?
Hincesti has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 519 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hincesti?
The hottest day measured in Hincesti between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hincesti?
The coldest day measured in Hincesti between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hincesti?
Yes. Hincesti gets on average 54.6 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Hincesti warmed?
Yes: Hincesti warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hincesti?
The wettest day measured in Hincesti between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1981, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hincesti?
The windiest day measured in Hincesti between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hincesti?
The warmest month in Hincesti is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Hincesti?
Hincesti receives on average 519 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hincesti?
Hincesti gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hincesti?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hincesti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2013, with 22.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hincesti?
Yes: Hincesti has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hincesti?
In Hincesti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 11 January 1940.
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