Cotnari climate — normals and trends
Cotnari (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 582 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cotnari averages 105 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Cotnari has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 19 December 1946).
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
CotnariIași County
- coords
- 47.35°, 26.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
40.4 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
19 December 1946
Wettest day
94 mm
12 September 1993
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
12 July 1969
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
19 December 1946
Snowiest day
30.7 cm
10 February 1984
Sunniest day
15.1 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +7.5 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 10 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +6.3 °C | 43 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 29 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | -2.9 °C | 169 mm | +102 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 76 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 27 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 73 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cotnari?
Cotnari has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cotnari?
The hottest day measured in Cotnari between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cotnari?
The coldest day measured in Cotnari between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1946, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cotnari?
Yes. Cotnari gets on average 66.0 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Cotnari warmed?
Yes: Cotnari warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cotnari?
The wettest day measured in Cotnari between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1993, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cotnari?
The windiest day measured in Cotnari between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1969, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cotnari?
The warmest month in Cotnari is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cotnari?
Cotnari receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cotnari?
Cotnari gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cotnari?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cotnari between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with 30.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cotnari?
Yes: Cotnari has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cotnari?
In Cotnari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 19 December 1946.
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