Potlogi climate — normals and trends
Potlogi (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 671 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Potlogi averages 87 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Potlogi has warmed by +2.1 °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 102 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 26 June 2007) and the coldest -28.5 °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
PotlogiDâmbovița County
- coords
- 44.55°, 25.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.4 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
41.6 °C
26 June 2007
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
85 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
6 February 1969
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.5 cm
12 March 1973
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 | +7.9 °C | 6 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 29 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 38 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 131 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 38 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 26 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 173 mm | +127 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 122 mm | +74 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Potlogi?
Potlogi has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Potlogi?
The hottest day measured in Potlogi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2007, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Potlogi?
The coldest day measured in Potlogi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Potlogi?
Yes. Potlogi gets on average 57.4 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Potlogi warmed?
Yes: Potlogi warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Potlogi?
The wettest day measured in Potlogi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Potlogi?
The windiest day measured in Potlogi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Potlogi?
The warmest month in Potlogi is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Potlogi?
Potlogi receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Potlogi?
Potlogi 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 Potlogi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Potlogi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, with 20.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Potlogi?
Yes: Potlogi has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Potlogi?
In Potlogi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 25 January 1942.
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