Potcoava climate — normals and trends
Potcoava (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 622 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 (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Potcoava averages 84 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Potcoava 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 100 to 68 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -27.7 °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
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- coords
- 44.48°, 24.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
42.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
83 mm
19 June 1943
Windiest day
51.8 km/h
6 February 1969
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
6 February 1969
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.3 cm
5 November 1995
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +7.7 °C | 5 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 22 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +5.9 °C | 43 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 115 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 22 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 15 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 137 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 116 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 27 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Potcoava?
Potcoava has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Potcoava?
The hottest day measured in Potcoava between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Potcoava?
The coldest day measured in Potcoava between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Potcoava?
Yes. Potcoava gets on average 53.5 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Potcoava warmed?
Yes: Potcoava warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Potcoava?
The wettest day measured in Potcoava between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1943, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Potcoava?
The windiest day measured in Potcoava between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with winds reaching 51.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Potcoava?
The warmest month in Potcoava is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Potcoava?
Potcoava receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Potcoava?
Potcoava gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Potcoava?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Potcoava between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1995, with 23.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Potcoava?
Yes: Potcoava has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Potcoava?
In Potcoava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 25 January 1942.
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