Soroca climate — normals and trends
Soroca (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 565 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Soroca averages 109 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Soroca has warmed by +2.8 °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 129 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest -30.3 °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
SorocaSoroca District
- coords
- 48.16°, 28.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
565mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.9 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest day
-30.3 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
72 mm
26 August 1994
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
28 October 1969
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
28 October 1969
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
28 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
16 November 1998
Sunniest day
15.5 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 | +6.4 °C | 12 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +6.7 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | -2.8 °C | 138 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 110 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 70 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soroca?
Soroca has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 565 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soroca?
The hottest day measured in Soroca between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soroca?
The coldest day measured in Soroca between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -30.3 °C.
Does it snow in Soroca?
Yes. Soroca gets on average 59.7 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Soroca warmed?
Yes: Soroca warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soroca?
The wettest day measured in Soroca between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1994, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soroca?
The windiest day measured in Soroca between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1969, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soroca?
The warmest month in Soroca is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Soroca?
Soroca receives on average 565 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soroca?
Soroca gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Soroca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Soroca between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1998, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Soroca?
Yes: Soroca has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soroca?
In Soroca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 28 August 2023, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 10 January 1940.
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