Şărmăşag climate — normals and trends
Şărmăşag (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 773 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Şărmăşag averages 93 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Şărmăşag has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -26.1 °C (on 21 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
ŞărmăşagSălaj County
- coords
- 47.35°, 22.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
773mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.0 °C
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-26.1 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
59 mm
13 October 2009
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
22 December 1947
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
5 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
24 January 1963
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
22 November 2024
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 67 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 43 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 110 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 33 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 113 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 62 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 83 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 5 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şărmăşag?
Şărmăşag has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 773 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şărmăşag?
The hottest day measured in Şărmăşag between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şărmăşag?
The coldest day measured in Şărmăşag between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -26.1 °C.
Does it snow in Şărmăşag?
Yes. Şărmăşag gets on average 60.2 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Şărmăşag warmed?
Yes: Şărmăşag warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şărmăşag?
The wettest day measured in Şărmăşag between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2009, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şărmăşag?
The windiest day measured in Şărmăşag between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1947, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şărmăşag?
The warmest month in Şărmăşag is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Şărmăşag?
Şărmăşag receives on average 773 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şărmăşag?
Şărmăşag gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Şărmăşag?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şărmăşag between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2024, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şărmăşag?
Yes: Şărmăşag has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şărmăşag?
In Şărmăşag, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 5 August 2017, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 24 January 1963.
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