Hârşova climate — normals and trends
Hârşova (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 492 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Hârşova averages 76 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Hârşova has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 20 August 1945) and the coldest -26.9 °C (on 25 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
HârşovaConstanța County
- coords
- 44.69°, 27.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
492mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
40.9 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
69 mm
9 August 1941
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
26 November 2023
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
6 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.7 cm
12 March 1973
Sunniest day
14.9 h
22 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | +6.8 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 22 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 23 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 70 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 33 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 113 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 80 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hârşova?
Hârşova has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 492 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hârşova?
The hottest day measured in Hârşova between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hârşova?
The coldest day measured in Hârşova between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hârşova?
Yes. Hârşova gets on average 39.9 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Hârşova warmed?
Yes: Hârşova warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hârşova?
The wettest day measured in Hârşova between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1941, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hârşova?
The windiest day measured in Hârşova between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2023, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hârşova?
The warmest month in Hârşova is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Hârşova?
Hârşova receives on average 492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hârşova?
Hârşova gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hârşova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hârşova between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 25.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hârşova?
Yes: Hârşova has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hârşova?
In Hârşova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 25 January 1942.
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