Ruscova climate — normals and trends
Ruscova (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 1,217 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ruscova averages 147 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Ruscova has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 166 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 9 August 2013) and the coldest -28.6 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
RuscovaMaramureş
- coords
- 47.79°, 24.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,217mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
181.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
32.0 °C
9 August 2013
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
67 mm
2 August 1959
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
23 March 2007
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
14 January 1948
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
3 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
31.6 cm
13 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 78 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +6.3 °C | 107 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 49 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 13.2 °C | -3.4 °C | 199 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 81 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 221 mm | +74 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 86 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 103 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 90 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 83 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 23 mm | -64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ruscova?
Ruscova has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 1,217 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ruscova?
The hottest day measured in Ruscova between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2013, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ruscova?
The coldest day measured in Ruscova between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ruscova?
Yes. Ruscova gets on average 181.1 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Ruscova warmed?
Yes: Ruscova warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ruscova?
The wettest day measured in Ruscova between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1959, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ruscova?
The windiest day measured in Ruscova between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2007, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ruscova?
The warmest month in Ruscova is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ruscova?
Ruscova receives on average 1,217 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ruscova?
Ruscova gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ruscova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ruscova between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1962, with 31.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ruscova?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ruscova.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ruscova?
In Ruscova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 3 August 1998, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 10 February 1956.
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