Şomcuta Mare climate — normals and trends
Şomcuta Mare (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 924 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Şomcuta Mare averages 103 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Şomcuta Mare 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 121 to 85 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 25 August 2012) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 23 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
Şomcuta MareMaramureş
- coords
- 47.52°, 23.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
924mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
36.1 °C
25 August 2012
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
61 mm
12 June 1974
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
18 February 1946
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
19 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
14 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-34.1 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
16 December 1962
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
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 | 4.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 74 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | -2.9 °C | 132 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 36 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 144 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 91 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 57 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 63 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 8 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şomcuta Mare?
Şomcuta Mare has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 924 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şomcuta Mare?
The hottest day measured in Şomcuta Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2012, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şomcuta Mare?
The coldest day measured in Şomcuta Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Şomcuta Mare?
Yes. Şomcuta Mare gets on average 93.6 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Şomcuta Mare warmed?
Yes: Şomcuta Mare warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şomcuta Mare?
The wettest day measured in Şomcuta Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1974, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şomcuta Mare?
The windiest day measured in Şomcuta Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1946, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şomcuta Mare?
The warmest month in Şomcuta Mare is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Şomcuta Mare?
Şomcuta Mare receives on average 924 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şomcuta Mare?
Şomcuta Mare gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Şomcuta Mare?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şomcuta Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1962, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şomcuta Mare?
Yes: Şomcuta Mare has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şomcuta Mare?
In Şomcuta Mare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 14 July 2024, and the lowest was -34.1 °C on 23 January 1963.
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