Sărmaşu climate — normals and trends
Sărmaşu (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 686 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sărmaşu averages 111 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Sărmaşu has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 96 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -31.6 °C (on 18 January 1963).
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
SărmaşuMureș County
- coords
- 46.75°, 24.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
39.2 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-31.6 °C
18 January 1963
Wettest day
56 mm
17 September 1955
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
18 February 1946
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
18 January 1963
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
19 February 1958
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 66 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | -2.9 °C | 153 mm | +71 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 24 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 112 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 72 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 66 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 71 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 66 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sărmaşu?
Sărmaşu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sărmaşu?
The hottest day measured in Sărmaşu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sărmaşu?
The coldest day measured in Sărmaşu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1963, at -31.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sărmaşu?
Yes. Sărmaşu gets on average 49.2 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Sărmaşu warmed?
Yes: Sărmaşu warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sărmaşu?
The wettest day measured in Sărmaşu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1955, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sărmaşu?
The windiest day measured in Sărmaşu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sărmaşu?
The warmest month in Sărmaşu is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sărmaşu?
Sărmaşu receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sărmaşu?
Sărmaşu 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 Sărmaşu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sărmaşu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1958, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sărmaşu?
Yes: Sărmaşu has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sărmaşu?
In Sărmaşu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 18 January 1963.
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