Băbeni climate — normals and trends
Băbeni (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 857 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Băbeni averages 101 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Băbeni 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 117 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 26 January 2006).
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
BăbeniVâlcea County
- coords
- 44.97°, 24.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
857mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.3 cm
Average feels-like high
13.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 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
37.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
26 January 2006
Wettest day
78 mm
2 July 1975
Windiest day
35.0 km/h
26 February 1988
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
26 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
26 January 2006
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
8 December 1945
Sunniest day
15.0 h
10 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | +6.2 °C | 11 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 95 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 129 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 33 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 117 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 185 mm | +118 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Băbeni?
Băbeni has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 857 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Băbeni?
The hottest day measured in Băbeni between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Băbeni?
The coldest day measured in Băbeni between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2006, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Băbeni?
Yes. Băbeni gets on average 83.3 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Băbeni warmed?
Yes: Băbeni warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Băbeni?
The wettest day measured in Băbeni between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1975, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Băbeni?
The windiest day measured in Băbeni between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1988, with winds reaching 35.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Băbeni?
The warmest month in Băbeni is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Băbeni?
Băbeni receives on average 857 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Băbeni?
Băbeni gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Băbeni?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Băbeni between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1945, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Băbeni?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Băbeni.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Băbeni?
In Băbeni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 26 January 2006.
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