Lipova climate — normals and trends
Lipova (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 752 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lipova averages 79 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Lipova has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 90 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -29.6 °C (on 22 January 1940).
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
LipovaArad County
- coords
- 46.09°, 21.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
752mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
40.4 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-29.6 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
2 July 1975
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
3 February 1985
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
12 January 1966
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 101 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | -2.0 °C | 123 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 15 mm | -81 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 64 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 7 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lipova?
Lipova has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 752 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lipova?
The hottest day measured in Lipova between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lipova?
The coldest day measured in Lipova between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -29.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lipova?
Yes. Lipova gets on average 45.9 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Lipova warmed?
Yes: Lipova warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lipova?
The wettest day measured in Lipova between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1975, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lipova?
The windiest day measured in Lipova between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1985, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lipova?
The warmest month in Lipova is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lipova?
Lipova receives on average 752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lipova?
Lipova 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 Lipova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lipova between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1966, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lipova?
Yes: Lipova has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lipova?
In Lipova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 26 July 2025, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 22 January 1940.
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