Oradea climate — normals and trends
Oradea (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 716 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 (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Oradea averages 80 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Oradea has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 20 July 2007) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 28 January 1954).
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
OradeaBihor County
- coords
- 47.05°, 21.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
716mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.0 cm
Average feels-like high
13.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
38.6 °C
20 July 2007
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
28 January 1954
Wettest day
68 mm
30 July 2011
Windiest day
36.8 km/h
17 April 1999
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
24 September 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
8 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-31.7 °C
28 January 1954
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
14 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 41 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 78 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | -2.7 °C | 92 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 67 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 34 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 5 mm | -55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oradea?
Oradea has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 716 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oradea?
The hottest day measured in Oradea between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oradea?
The coldest day measured in Oradea between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1954, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Oradea?
Yes. Oradea gets on average 47.0 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Oradea warmed?
Yes: Oradea warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oradea?
The wettest day measured in Oradea between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oradea?
The windiest day measured in Oradea between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1999, with winds reaching 36.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oradea?
The warmest month in Oradea is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Oradea?
Oradea receives on average 716 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oradea?
Oradea 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 Oradea?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oradea between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1962, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oradea?
Yes: Oradea has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oradea?
In Oradea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 8 July 1957, and the lowest was -31.7 °C on 28 January 1954.
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