Măicăneşti climate — normals and trends
Măicăneşti (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 520 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Măicăneşti averages 86 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Măicăneşti has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 23 July 2007) and the coldest -28.7 °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
MăicăneştiVrancea
- coords
- 45.50°, 27.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
520mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
41.0 °C
23 July 2007
Coldest day
-28.7 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
98 mm
4 October 1998
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
5 February 2020
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
6 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
22 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.0 cm
20 April 2017
Sunniest day
15.0 h
17 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +7.1 °C | 11 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 33 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 126 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 8 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 66 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 106 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 86 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Măicăneşti?
Măicăneşti has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 520 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Măicăneşti?
The hottest day measured in Măicăneşti between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2007, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Măicăneşti?
The coldest day measured in Măicăneşti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -28.7 °C.
Does it snow in Măicăneşti?
Yes. Măicăneşti gets on average 48.5 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Măicăneşti warmed?
Yes: Măicăneşti warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Măicăneşti?
The wettest day measured in Măicăneşti between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1998, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Măicăneşti?
The windiest day measured in Măicăneşti between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2020, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Măicăneşti?
The warmest month in Măicăneşti is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Măicăneşti?
Măicăneşti receives on average 520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Măicăneşti?
Măicăneşti gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Măicăneşti?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Măicăneşti between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2017, with 25.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Măicăneşti?
Yes: Măicăneşti has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Măicăneşti?
In Măicăneşti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 22 July 1987, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 25 January 1942.
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