Târnova climate — normals and trends
Târnova (Romania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 770 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Târnova averages 84 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Târnova has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 95 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -27.8 °C (on 22 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
TârnovaArad County
- coords
- 46.32°, 21.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
770mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
40.8 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-27.8 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
55 mm
13 October 2009
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
3 February 1985
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
29 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
22 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
12 January 1966
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 | 6.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 99 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 102 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 15 mm | -81 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 59 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Târnova?
Târnova has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Târnova?
The hottest day measured in Târnova between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Târnova?
The coldest day measured in Târnova between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -27.8 °C.
Does it snow in Târnova?
Yes. Târnova gets on average 50.7 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Târnova warmed?
Yes: Târnova warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Târnova?
The wettest day measured in Târnova between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2009, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Târnova?
The windiest day measured in Târnova between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1985, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Târnova?
The warmest month in Târnova is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Târnova?
Târnova receives on average 770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Târnova?
Târnova 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 Târnova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Târnova between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1966, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Târnova?
Yes: Târnova has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Târnova?
In Târnova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 22 January 1940.
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