Răchitoasa climate — normals and trends
Răchitoasa (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 581 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Răchitoasa averages 108 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Răchitoasa has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -28.0 °C (on 11 January 1940).
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
RăchitoasaBacău County
- coords
- 46.43°, 27.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
581mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
39.3 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
11 January 1940
Wettest day
84 mm
12 October 2016
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
11 January 1940
Snowiest day
28.8 cm
10 February 1984
Sunniest day
15.1 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | +7.3 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 162 mm | +90 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 80 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Răchitoasa?
Răchitoasa has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 581 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Răchitoasa?
The hottest day measured in Răchitoasa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Răchitoasa?
The coldest day measured in Răchitoasa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Răchitoasa?
Yes. Răchitoasa gets on average 69.6 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Răchitoasa warmed?
Yes: Răchitoasa warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Răchitoasa?
The wettest day measured in Răchitoasa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2016, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Răchitoasa?
The windiest day measured in Răchitoasa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Răchitoasa?
The warmest month in Răchitoasa is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Răchitoasa?
Răchitoasa receives on average 581 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Răchitoasa?
Răchitoasa 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 Răchitoasa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Răchitoasa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with 28.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Răchitoasa?
Yes: Răchitoasa has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Răchitoasa?
In Răchitoasa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 16 July 2024, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 11 January 1940.
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