Curcani climate — normals and trends
Curcani (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 605 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Curcani averages 78 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Curcani 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 93 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 10 August 1945) and the coldest -28.7 °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
CurcaniCălărași County
- coords
- 44.20°, 26.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
605mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
41.3 °C
10 August 1945
Coldest day
-28.7 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
91 mm
15 June 1948
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
3 February 1954
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
6 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.7 cm
12 March 1973
Sunniest day
14.9 h
4 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +7.7 °C | 11 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | -2.8 °C | 30 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 27 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 97 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 13 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 17 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 147 mm | +104 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 102 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Curcani?
Curcani has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 605 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Curcani?
The hottest day measured in Curcani between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1945, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Curcani?
The coldest day measured in Curcani between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -28.7 °C.
Does it snow in Curcani?
Yes. Curcani gets on average 51.2 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Curcani warmed?
Yes: Curcani warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Curcani?
The wettest day measured in Curcani between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1948, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Curcani?
The windiest day measured in Curcani between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Curcani?
The warmest month in Curcani is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Curcani?
Curcani receives on average 605 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Curcani?
Curcani gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Curcani?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Curcani between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 27.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Curcani?
Yes: Curcani has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Curcani?
In Curcani, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 25 January 1942.
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