Ovidiu climate — normals and trends
Ovidiu (Romania) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 497 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 (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ovidiu averages 60 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Ovidiu has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 20 August 1945) and the coldest -24.4 °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
OvidiuConstanța County
- coords
- 44.26°, 28.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
497mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
60 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
39.2 °C
20 August 1945
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
122 mm
1 September 1959
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
18 January 2018
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
3 December 2012
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
3 January 2008
Sunniest day
14.6 h
2 July 2025
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 | +6.1 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 10 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 109 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 14.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 57 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ovidiu?
Ovidiu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 497 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ovidiu?
The hottest day measured in Ovidiu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ovidiu?
The coldest day measured in Ovidiu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ovidiu?
Yes. Ovidiu gets on average 32.9 cm of snow per year and has around 60 frost days.
Has the climate of Ovidiu warmed?
Yes: Ovidiu warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ovidiu?
The wettest day measured in Ovidiu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1959, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ovidiu?
The windiest day measured in Ovidiu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2018, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ovidiu?
The warmest month in Ovidiu is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ovidiu?
Ovidiu receives on average 497 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ovidiu?
Ovidiu gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ovidiu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ovidiu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2008, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ovidiu?
Yes: Ovidiu has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ovidiu?
In Ovidiu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 25 January 1942.
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