Văcăreşti climate — normals and trends
Văcăreşti (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 699 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Văcăreşti averages 93 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Văcăreşti has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 16 July 2024) and the coldest -27.9 °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
VăcăreştiDâmbovița County
- coords
- 44.85°, 25.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.4 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
39.7 °C
16 July 2024
Coldest day
-27.9 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
79 mm
3 July 2017
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
6 February 1969
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
10 February 1984
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
21 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
24 November 1975
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 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 | 9.4 °C | +7.6 °C | 5 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 48 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 151 mm | +69 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 24 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 128 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 131 mm | +77 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Văcăreşti?
Văcăreşti has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Văcăreşti?
The hottest day measured in Văcăreşti between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2024, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Văcăreşti?
The coldest day measured in Văcăreşti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -27.9 °C.
Does it snow in Văcăreşti?
Yes. Văcăreşti gets on average 59.4 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Văcăreşti warmed?
Yes: Văcăreşti warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Văcăreşti?
The wettest day measured in Văcăreşti between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2017, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Văcăreşti?
The windiest day measured in Văcăreşti between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Văcăreşti?
The warmest month in Văcăreşti is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Văcăreşti?
Văcăreşti receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Văcăreşti?
Văcăreşti gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Văcăreşti?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Văcăreşti between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1975, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Văcăreşti?
Yes: Văcăreşti has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Văcăreşti?
In Văcăreşti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 25 January 1942.
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