Şimian climate — normals and trends
Şimian (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 687 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Şimian averages 79 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Şimian has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -26.4 °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
ŞimianMehedinți County
- coords
- 44.61°, 22.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
687mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.4 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
41.5 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
71 mm
16 August 2005
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
24 April 2001
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
24 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.0 cm
6 February 1969
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 11 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 10 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 92 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 67 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 10 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 21 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 116 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 142 mm | +77 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şimian?
Şimian has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 687 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şimian?
The hottest day measured in Şimian between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şimian?
The coldest day measured in Şimian between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Şimian?
Yes. Şimian gets on average 70.4 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Şimian warmed?
Yes: Şimian warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şimian?
The wettest day measured in Şimian between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2005, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şimian?
The windiest day measured in Şimian between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2001, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şimian?
The warmest month in Şimian is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Şimian?
Şimian receives on average 687 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şimian?
Şimian 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 Şimian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şimian between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with 25.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şimian?
Yes: Şimian has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şimian?
In Şimian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 25 January 1942.
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