Dofteana climate — normals and trends
Dofteana (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 765 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dofteana averages 130 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Dofteana has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 112 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 5 February 1956).
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
DofteanaBacău County
- coords
- 46.32°, 26.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
765mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
107.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
35.6 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
5 February 1956
Wettest day
89 mm
13 July 2000
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
24 February 1977
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
24 February 1977
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
22 August 2000
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
5 February 1956
Snowiest day
34.0 cm
15 April 1996
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 | 6.6 °C | +7.3 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +6.1 °C | 64 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 189 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 84 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 76 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -56 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 51 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 95 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 65 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dofteana?
Dofteana has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dofteana?
The hottest day measured in Dofteana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dofteana?
The coldest day measured in Dofteana between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1956, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dofteana?
Yes. Dofteana gets on average 107.4 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Dofteana warmed?
Yes: Dofteana warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dofteana?
The wettest day measured in Dofteana between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2000, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dofteana?
The windiest day measured in Dofteana between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1977, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dofteana?
The warmest month in Dofteana is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dofteana?
Dofteana receives on average 765 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dofteana?
Dofteana gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dofteana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dofteana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1996, with 34.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dofteana?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dofteana.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dofteana?
In Dofteana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 22 August 2000, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 5 February 1956.
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