Crasna climate — normals and trends
Crasna (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 762 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Crasna averages 97 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Crasna has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -27.2 °C (on 23 January 1963).
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
CrasnaSălaj County
- coords
- 47.17°, 22.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
62.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
37.6 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
56 mm
13 October 2009
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
15 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
5 February 1969
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 65 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | -2.8 °C | 115 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 31 mm | -67 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 115 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 69 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 41 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crasna?
Crasna has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crasna?
The hottest day measured in Crasna between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crasna?
The coldest day measured in Crasna between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Crasna?
Yes. Crasna gets on average 62.2 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Crasna warmed?
Yes: Crasna warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crasna?
The wettest day measured in Crasna between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2009, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crasna?
The windiest day measured in Crasna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crasna?
The warmest month in Crasna is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Crasna?
Crasna receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crasna?
Crasna gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Crasna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Crasna between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1969, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Crasna?
Yes: Crasna has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crasna?
In Crasna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 15 July 2024, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 23 January 1963.
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