Dridu climate — normals and trends
Dridu (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 633 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dridu averages 87 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Dridu has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 101 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -30.1 °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
DriduIalomița County
- coords
- 44.70°, 26.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
40.5 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
90 mm
15 June 1948
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
3 February 1954
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
6 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-35.3 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
12 March 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.1 °C | +7.6 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 160 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 65 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 122 mm | +80 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 107 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dridu?
Dridu has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dridu?
The hottest day measured in Dridu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dridu?
The coldest day measured in Dridu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dridu?
Yes. Dridu gets on average 50.2 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Dridu warmed?
Yes: Dridu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dridu?
The wettest day measured in Dridu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1948, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dridu?
The windiest day measured in Dridu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dridu?
The warmest month in Dridu is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dridu?
Dridu receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dridu?
Dridu 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 Dridu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dridu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dridu?
Yes: Dridu has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dridu?
In Dridu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -35.3 °C on 25 January 1942.
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