Dersca climate — normals and trends
Dersca (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 632 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dersca averages 110 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Dersca has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 130 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -29.6 °C (on 28 December 1996).
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
DerscaBotoșani County
- coords
- 47.98°, 26.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
632mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.5 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
37.8 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-29.6 °C
28 December 1996
Wettest day
76 mm
13 July 2000
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
3 November 1981
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
28 December 1996
Snowiest day
21.7 cm
10 February 1984
Sunniest day
15.1 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | +7.9 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +6.5 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | -3.7 °C | 169 mm | +96 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 14 mm | -77 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 102 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 75 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 9.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 23 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dersca?
Dersca has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dersca?
The hottest day measured in Dersca between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dersca?
The coldest day measured in Dersca between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1996, at -29.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dersca?
Yes. Dersca gets on average 72.5 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Dersca warmed?
Yes: Dersca warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dersca?
The wettest day measured in Dersca between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2000, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dersca?
The windiest day measured in Dersca between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1981, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dersca?
The warmest month in Dersca is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dersca?
Dersca receives on average 632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dersca?
Dersca gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dersca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dersca between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with 21.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dersca?
Yes: Dersca has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dersca?
In Dersca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 28 December 1996.
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