Cisnădie climate — normals and trends
Cisnădie (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 994 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cisnădie averages 120 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Cisnădie 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 134 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 6 July 1988) and the coldest -26.6 °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
CisnădieSibiu County
- coords
- 45.72°, 24.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
994mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
120.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 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 = 0.48 · 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
-26.6 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
97 mm
2 July 1975
Windiest day
32.2 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
3 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
15 March 1962
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 | 5.7 °C | +5.7 °C | 20 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 88 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 185 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 34 mm | -108 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 176 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 90 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 11.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 117 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 104 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cisnădie?
Cisnădie has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 994 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cisnădie?
The hottest day measured in Cisnădie between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1988, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cisnădie?
The coldest day measured in Cisnădie between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cisnădie?
Yes. Cisnădie gets on average 120.5 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Cisnădie warmed?
Yes: Cisnădie warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cisnădie?
The wettest day measured in Cisnădie between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1975, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cisnădie?
The windiest day measured in Cisnădie between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cisnădie?
The warmest month in Cisnădie is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cisnădie?
Cisnădie receives on average 994 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cisnădie?
Cisnădie 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 Cisnădie?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cisnădie between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1962, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cisnădie?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cisnădie.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cisnădie?
In Cisnădie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 3 January 1942.
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