Târgu Secuiesc climate — normals and trends
Târgu Secuiesc (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 740 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Târgu Secuiesc averages 143 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Târgu Secuiesc has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 17 February 1993).
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
Târgu SecuiescCovasna County
- coords
- 46.00°, 26.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
2.1°C
Annual rainfall
740mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
33.6 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
17 February 1993
Wettest day
88 mm
13 July 2000
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
29 December 1947
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
26 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-35.2 °C
17 February 1993
Snowiest day
33.5 cm
15 April 1996
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 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 | 4.7 °C | +6.7 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 0.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +6.3 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 180 mm | +78 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 85 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 27 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 92 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 63 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 2.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 15 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Târgu Secuiesc?
Târgu Secuiesc has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 740 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Târgu Secuiesc?
The hottest day measured in Târgu Secuiesc between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Târgu Secuiesc?
The coldest day measured in Târgu Secuiesc between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1993, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Târgu Secuiesc?
Yes. Târgu Secuiesc gets on average 116.8 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Târgu Secuiesc warmed?
Yes: Târgu Secuiesc warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Târgu Secuiesc?
The wettest day measured in Târgu Secuiesc between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2000, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Târgu Secuiesc?
The windiest day measured in Târgu Secuiesc between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1947, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Târgu Secuiesc?
The warmest month in Târgu Secuiesc is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Târgu Secuiesc?
Târgu Secuiesc receives on average 740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Târgu Secuiesc?
Târgu Secuiesc gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Târgu Secuiesc?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Târgu Secuiesc between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1996, with 33.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Târgu Secuiesc?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Târgu Secuiesc.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Târgu Secuiesc?
In Târgu Secuiesc, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -35.2 °C on 17 February 1993.
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