Gherla climate — normals and trends
Gherla (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 771 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gherla averages 115 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Gherla has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -31.7 °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
GherlaCluj County
- coords
- 47.03°, 23.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
771mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.2 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-31.7 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
57 mm
19 June 1940
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-36.8 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
13 December 1981
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 | 4.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +5.1 °C | 71 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | -2.9 °C | 155 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 36 mm | -71 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 123 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 88 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 70 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gherla?
Gherla has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 771 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gherla?
The hottest day measured in Gherla between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gherla?
The coldest day measured in Gherla between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -31.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gherla?
Yes. Gherla gets on average 58.6 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Gherla warmed?
Yes: Gherla warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gherla?
The wettest day measured in Gherla between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1940, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gherla?
The windiest day measured in Gherla between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gherla?
The warmest month in Gherla is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gherla?
Gherla receives on average 771 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gherla?
Gherla gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gherla?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gherla between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1981, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gherla?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gherla.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gherla?
In Gherla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -36.8 °C on 23 January 1963.
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