Avrig climate — normals and trends
Avrig (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 925 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Avrig averages 127 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Avrig has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 113 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 6 July 1988) and the coldest -27.9 °C (on 3 January 1942).
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
AvrigSibiu County
- coords
- 45.72°, 24.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
925mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
34.5 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest day
-27.9 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
84 mm
2 July 1975
Windiest day
30.3 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
19 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
3 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
12 February 1999
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 80 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 55 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 163 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 16 mm | -113 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 131 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 96 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | -2.4 °C | 115 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 102 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Avrig?
Avrig has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 925 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Avrig?
The hottest day measured in Avrig between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1988, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Avrig?
The coldest day measured in Avrig between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -27.9 °C.
Does it snow in Avrig?
Yes. Avrig gets on average 122.9 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Avrig warmed?
Yes: Avrig warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Avrig?
The wettest day measured in Avrig between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1975, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Avrig?
The windiest day measured in Avrig between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 30.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Avrig?
The warmest month in Avrig is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Avrig?
Avrig receives on average 925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Avrig?
Avrig gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Avrig?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Avrig between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1999, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Avrig?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Avrig.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Avrig?
In Avrig, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 3 January 1942.
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