Horezu climate — normals and trends
Horezu (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 1,211 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Horezu averages 130 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Horezu 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 144 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 4 July 2000) and the coldest -27.8 °C (on 25 January 2006).
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
HorezuVâlcea County
- coords
- 45.15°, 24.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,211mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
148.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
4 July 2000
Coldest day
-27.8 °C
25 January 2006
Wettest day
76 mm
22 July 2008
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
13 February 1944
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
21 October 1974
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
25 January 2006
Snowiest day
34.1 cm
8 December 1945
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 17 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 0.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 37 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 118 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 179 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 93 mm | -77 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 184 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 107 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 177 mm | +101 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Horezu?
Horezu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 1,211 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Horezu?
The hottest day measured in Horezu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2000, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Horezu?
The coldest day measured in Horezu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2006, at -27.8 °C.
Does it snow in Horezu?
Yes. Horezu gets on average 148.4 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Horezu warmed?
Yes: Horezu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Horezu?
The wettest day measured in Horezu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2008, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Horezu?
The windiest day measured in Horezu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1944, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Horezu?
The warmest month in Horezu is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Horezu?
Horezu receives on average 1,211 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Horezu?
Horezu gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Horezu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Horezu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1945, with 34.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Horezu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Horezu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Horezu?
In Horezu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 25 January 2006.
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