Cogealac climate — normals and trends
Cogealac (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 501 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cogealac averages 68 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Cogealac has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 20 August 1945) and the coldest -24.0 °C (on 25 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
CogealacConstanța County
- coords
- 44.55°, 28.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
501mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
39.3 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-24.0 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
78 mm
1 September 1959
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
3 December 2012
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
26 November 2023
Sunniest day
14.7 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | +6.1 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 14.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 73 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 127 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 60 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cogealac?
Cogealac has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 501 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cogealac?
The hottest day measured in Cogealac between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cogealac?
The coldest day measured in Cogealac between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -24.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cogealac?
Yes. Cogealac gets on average 35.2 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Cogealac warmed?
Yes: Cogealac warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cogealac?
The wettest day measured in Cogealac between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1959, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cogealac?
The windiest day measured in Cogealac between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cogealac?
The warmest month in Cogealac is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cogealac?
Cogealac receives on average 501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cogealac?
Cogealac 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 Cogealac?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cogealac between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2023, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cogealac?
Yes: Cogealac has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cogealac?
In Cogealac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 25 January 1942.
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