Orhei climate — normals and trends
Orhei (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 555 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Orhei averages 106 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Orhei has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 125 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -29.7 °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
- 47.39°, 28.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
555mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.6 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
86 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
4 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
20 February 1954
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
2 March 1988
Sunniest day
15.4 h
26 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +6.6 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 1.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 31 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 96 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 72 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orhei?
Orhei has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orhei?
The hottest day measured in Orhei between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orhei?
The coldest day measured in Orhei between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Orhei?
Yes. Orhei gets on average 58.3 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Orhei warmed?
Yes: Orhei warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Orhei?
The wettest day measured in Orhei between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orhei?
The windiest day measured in Orhei between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orhei?
The warmest month in Orhei is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Orhei?
Orhei receives on average 555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orhei?
Orhei 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 Orhei?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orhei between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1988, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orhei?
Yes: Orhei has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orhei?
In Orhei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 4 August 1998, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 20 February 1954.
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