Ardud climate — normals and trends
Ardud (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 816 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ardud averages 88 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Ardud has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 23 January 1963).
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
ArdudSatu Mare County
- coords
- 47.63°, 22.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
816mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
88 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.2 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
51 mm
12 June 1974
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
5 March 1940
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
29 October 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
15 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
28 January 1954
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
4 January 1955
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +5.1 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 73 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | -2.6 °C | 97 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 21 mm | -77 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 101 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 67 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 95 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 57 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 5 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ardud?
Ardud has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 816 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardud?
The hottest day measured in Ardud between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ardud?
The coldest day measured in Ardud between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ardud?
Yes. Ardud gets on average 61.5 cm of snow per year and has around 88 frost days.
Has the climate of Ardud warmed?
Yes: Ardud warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ardud?
The wettest day measured in Ardud between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1974, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ardud?
The windiest day measured in Ardud between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1940, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ardud?
The warmest month in Ardud is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ardud?
Ardud receives on average 816 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ardud?
Ardud gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ardud?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ardud between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1955, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ardud?
Yes: Ardud has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ardud?
In Ardud, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 15 July 2024, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 28 January 1954.
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