Jilava climate — normals and trends
Jilava (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 623 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jilava averages 81 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Jilava 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 96 to 66 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 10 August 1945) and the coldest -29.9 °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
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- coords
- 44.33°, 26.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
623mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 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
41.6 °C
10 August 1945
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
83 mm
8 October 2025
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
3 February 1954
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
26.9 cm
12 March 1973
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 | 9.7 °C | +7.9 °C | 6 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | -3.2 °C | 33 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 32 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 109 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 29 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 26 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 192 mm | +148 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 110 mm | +63 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jilava?
Jilava has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jilava?
The hottest day measured in Jilava between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1945, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jilava?
The coldest day measured in Jilava between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Jilava?
Yes. Jilava gets on average 52.8 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Jilava warmed?
Yes: Jilava warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jilava?
The wettest day measured in Jilava between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2025, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jilava?
The windiest day measured in Jilava between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jilava?
The warmest month in Jilava is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Jilava?
Jilava receives on average 623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jilava?
Jilava 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 Jilava?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jilava between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 26.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jilava?
Yes: Jilava has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jilava?
In Jilava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 25 January 1942.
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