Ernei climate — normals and trends
Ernei (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 645 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 (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ernei averages 105 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Ernei has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -31.0 °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
ErneiMureș County
- coords
- 46.61°, 24.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
38.1 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-31.0 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
57 mm
12 June 1974
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
26 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
17 April 1997
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 | 5.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 47 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | -2.8 °C | 152 mm | +77 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 136 mm | +63 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 44 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 77 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 68 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 10 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ernei?
Ernei has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ernei?
The hottest day measured in Ernei between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ernei?
The coldest day measured in Ernei between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -31.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ernei?
Yes. Ernei gets on average 55.9 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Ernei warmed?
Yes: Ernei warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ernei?
The wettest day measured in Ernei between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1974, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ernei?
The windiest day measured in Ernei between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ernei?
The warmest month in Ernei is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ernei?
Ernei receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ernei?
Ernei 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 Ernei?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ernei between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1997, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ernei?
Yes: Ernei has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ernei?
In Ernei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 23 January 1963.
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