Măcin climate — normals and trends
Măcin (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °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 (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Măcin averages 79 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Măcin has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 23 July 2007) and the coldest -27.1 °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
MăcinTulcea County
- coords
- 45.24°, 28.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
492mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
39.6 °C
23 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
73 mm
4 October 1998
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
26 November 2023
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
3 December 2012
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
12 March 1973
Sunniest day
14.9 h
24 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +6.8 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +5.9 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 68 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 4 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 50 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 87 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 79 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Măcin?
Măcin has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 492 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Măcin?
The hottest day measured in Măcin between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2007, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Măcin?
The coldest day measured in Măcin between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Măcin?
Yes. Măcin gets on average 43.1 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Măcin warmed?
Yes: Măcin warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Măcin?
The wettest day measured in Măcin between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1998, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Măcin?
The windiest day measured in Măcin between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2023, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Măcin?
The warmest month in Măcin is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Măcin?
Măcin receives on average 492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Măcin?
Măcin gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Măcin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Măcin between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Măcin?
Yes: Măcin has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Măcin?
In Măcin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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