Fălciu climate — normals and trends
Fălciu (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 486 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fălciu averages 92 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Fălciu has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 20 February 1954).
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
FălciuVaslui County
- coords
- 46.30°, 28.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
486mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
39.5 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
82 mm
12 July 1969
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
26 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-33.9 °C
20 February 1954
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
25 January 2013
Sunniest day
15.2 h
18 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +6.6 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +6.1 °C | 31 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 87 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 8 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 69 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 85 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fălciu?
Fălciu has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 486 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fălciu?
The hottest day measured in Fălciu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fălciu?
The coldest day measured in Fălciu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Fălciu?
Yes. Fălciu gets on average 48.7 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Fălciu warmed?
Yes: Fălciu warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fălciu?
The wettest day measured in Fălciu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1969, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fălciu?
The windiest day measured in Fălciu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fălciu?
The warmest month in Fălciu is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Fălciu?
Fălciu receives on average 486 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fălciu?
Fălciu gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fălciu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fălciu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2013, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fălciu?
Yes: Fălciu has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fălciu?
In Fălciu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -33.9 °C on 20 February 1954.
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