Telenesti climate — normals and trends
Telenesti (Moldova) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 558 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 (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Telenesti averages 103 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Telenesti 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 122 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest -30.2 °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
TelenestiTeleneşti
- coords
- 47.50°, 28.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
558mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 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 = 0.44 · 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
-30.2 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
105 mm
18 June 1985
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
20 February 1954
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
10 November 1981
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 | 6.1 °C | +6.6 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 1.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 33 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 127 mm | +69 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 14 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 83 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 70 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Telenesti?
Telenesti has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 558 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Telenesti?
The hottest day measured in Telenesti between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Telenesti?
The coldest day measured in Telenesti between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Telenesti?
Yes. Telenesti gets on average 58.4 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Telenesti warmed?
Yes: Telenesti warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Telenesti?
The wettest day measured in Telenesti between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1985, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Telenesti?
The windiest day measured in Telenesti between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Telenesti?
The warmest month in Telenesti is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Telenesti?
Telenesti receives on average 558 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Telenesti?
Telenesti gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Telenesti?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Telenesti between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1981, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Telenesti?
Yes: Telenesti has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Telenesti?
In Telenesti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 20 February 1954.
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