Fântânele climate — normals and trends
Fântânele (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 722 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fântânele averages 77 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Fântânele has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -28.1 °C (on 24 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
FântâneleArad County
- coords
- 46.12°, 21.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
722mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
39.8 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-28.1 °C
24 January 1963
Wettest day
54 mm
27 July 2004
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
3 February 1985
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
12 January 1966
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 | 6.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 100 mm | +48 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 89 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 11 mm | -79 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 41 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fântânele?
Fântânele has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 722 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fântânele?
The hottest day measured in Fântânele between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fântânele?
The coldest day measured in Fântânele between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1963, at -28.1 °C.
Does it snow in Fântânele?
Yes. Fântânele gets on average 42.5 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Fântânele warmed?
Yes: Fântânele warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fântânele?
The wettest day measured in Fântânele between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2004, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fântânele?
The windiest day measured in Fântânele between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1985, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fântânele?
The warmest month in Fântânele is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Fântânele?
Fântânele receives on average 722 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fântânele?
Fântânele 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 Fântânele?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fântânele between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1966, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fântânele?
Yes: Fântânele has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fântânele?
In Fântânele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 22 January 1940.
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