Făgăraș climate — normals and trends
Făgăraș (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 953 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Făgăraș averages 136 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Făgăraș has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 150 to 122 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -28.1 °C (on 3 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
FăgărașBrașov County
- coords
- 45.85°, 24.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
11.4°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
953mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
136 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
34.1 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-28.1 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
78 mm
12 July 1980
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
19 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.8 cm
28 March 1988
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +6.0 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +5.8 °C | 77 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | -2.1 °C | 183 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 17 mm | -123 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 167 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 110 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 48 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | -2.3 °C | 118 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 86 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Făgăraș?
Făgăraș has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Făgăraș?
The hottest day measured in Făgăraș between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Făgăraș?
The coldest day measured in Făgăraș between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -28.1 °C.
Does it snow in Făgăraș?
Yes. Făgăraș gets on average 128.1 cm of snow per year and has around 136 frost days.
Has the climate of Făgăraș warmed?
Yes: Făgăraș warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Făgăraș?
The wettest day measured in Făgăraș between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1980, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Făgăraș?
The windiest day measured in Făgăraș between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Făgăraș?
The warmest month in Făgăraș is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Făgăraș?
Făgăraș receives on average 953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Făgăraș?
Făgăraș 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 Făgăraș?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Făgăraș between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1988, with 23.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Făgăraș?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Făgăraș.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Făgăraș?
In Făgăraș, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 11 January 1940.
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