Ocnita climate — normals and trends
Ocnita (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 601 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ocnita averages 110 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Ocnita has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 130 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 22 August 2000) and the coldest -33.5 °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
OcnitaRaionul Ocniţa
- coords
- 48.38°, 27.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
65.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
38.1 °C
22 August 2000
Coldest day
-33.5 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
64 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-39.4 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
16 November 1998
Sunniest day
15.4 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 17 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 0.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +6.8 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | -3.3 °C | 155 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -64 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 122 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 61 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 23 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ocnita?
Ocnita has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ocnita?
The hottest day measured in Ocnita between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2000, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ocnita?
The coldest day measured in Ocnita between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -33.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ocnita?
Yes. Ocnita gets on average 65.5 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Ocnita warmed?
Yes: Ocnita warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ocnita?
The wettest day measured in Ocnita between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ocnita?
The windiest day measured in Ocnita between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ocnita?
The warmest month in Ocnita is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ocnita?
Ocnita receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ocnita?
Ocnita gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ocnita?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ocnita between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1998, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ocnita?
Yes: Ocnita has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ocnita?
In Ocnita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -39.4 °C on 10 January 1940.
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