Jibou climate — normals and trends
Jibou (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 701 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jibou averages 98 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Jibou 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 114 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.4 °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
JibouSălaj County
- coords
- 47.26°, 23.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
98 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
37.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
50 mm
13 October 2009
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
5 February 1969
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 | 5.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 63 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | -2.8 °C | 108 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 28 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 114 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 82 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jibou?
Jibou has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jibou?
The hottest day measured in Jibou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jibou?
The coldest day measured in Jibou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Jibou?
Yes. Jibou gets on average 55.7 cm of snow per year and has around 98 frost days.
Has the climate of Jibou warmed?
Yes: Jibou warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jibou?
The wettest day measured in Jibou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2009, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jibou?
The windiest day measured in Jibou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jibou?
The warmest month in Jibou is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jibou?
Jibou receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jibou?
Jibou gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jibou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jibou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1969, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jibou?
Yes: Jibou has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jibou?
In Jibou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 23 January 1963.
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