Văleni climate — normals and trends
Văleni (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 527 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Văleni averages 96 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Văleni has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 19 July 2007) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 20 February 1954).
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
VăleniVaslui County
- coords
- 46.59°, 28.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
527mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.6 °C
19 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
20 February 1954
Wettest day
101 mm
12 July 1969
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
19 February 1946
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest feels-like
-34.2 °C
20 February 1954
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
25 January 2013
Sunniest day
15.2 h
19 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | +6.7 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +6.1 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 121 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 87 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 12 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 83 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 45 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Văleni?
Văleni has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 527 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Văleni?
The hottest day measured in Văleni between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2007, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Văleni?
The coldest day measured in Văleni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Văleni?
Yes. Văleni gets on average 55.5 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Văleni warmed?
Yes: Văleni warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Văleni?
The wettest day measured in Văleni between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1969, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Văleni?
The windiest day measured in Văleni between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1946, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Văleni?
The warmest month in Văleni is July (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Văleni?
Văleni receives on average 527 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Văleni?
Văleni gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Văleni?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Văleni between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2013, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Văleni?
Yes: Văleni has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Văleni?
In Văleni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 7 August 2012, and the lowest was -34.2 °C on 20 February 1954.
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