Bran climate — normals and trends
Bran (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 960 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bran averages 145 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Bran 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 157 to 133 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 6 July 1988) and the coldest -30.8 °C (on 17 February 1993).
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
BranBrașov County
- coords
- 45.52°, 25.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
960mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
145 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
130.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
32.6 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest day
-30.8 °C
17 February 1993
Wettest day
82 mm
12 July 1980
Windiest day
31.1 km/h
3 November 1981
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
26 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-35.0 °C
17 February 1993
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
28 March 1988
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 | 3.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 0.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +5.7 °C | 77 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 57 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 196 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | -104 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 174 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 55 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 9.6 °C | -2.2 °C | 123 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 110 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bran?
Bran has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bran?
The hottest day measured in Bran between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1988, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bran?
The coldest day measured in Bran between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1993, at -30.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bran?
Yes. Bran gets on average 130.7 cm of snow per year and has around 145 frost days.
Has the climate of Bran warmed?
Yes: Bran warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bran?
The wettest day measured in Bran between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1980, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bran?
The windiest day measured in Bran between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1981, with winds reaching 31.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bran?
The warmest month in Bran is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bran?
Bran receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bran?
Bran gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bran?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bran between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1988, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bran?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bran.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bran?
In Bran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -35.0 °C on 17 February 1993.
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