Vânju-Mare climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Vânju-Mare?

Vânju-Mare has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 687 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vânju-Mare?

The hottest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 41.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Vânju-Mare?

The coldest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Vânju-Mare?

Yes. Vânju-Mare gets on average 70.4 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Vânju-Mare warmed?

Yes: Vânju-Mare warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Vânju-Mare?

The wettest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2005, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Vânju-Mare?

The windiest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2001, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Vânju-Mare?

The warmest month in Vânju-Mare is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Vânju-Mare?

Vânju-Mare receives on average 687 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Vânju-Mare?

Vânju-Mare gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Vânju-Mare (Romania) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 687 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Vânju-Mare averages 79 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.

Vânju-Mare has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 59 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -26.4 °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

Vânju-MareMehedinți County

coords: 44.43°, 22.87°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

11.5°C

Average daily high

16.1°C

Average daily low

7.2°C

Annual rainfall

687mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

13.4km/h

Seasonal range

23.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

79 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

104 d/yr

Annual snowfall

70.4 cm

Average feels-like high

14.7 °C

Average feels-like low

5.3 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

9 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.5 °C

24 July 2007

Coldest day

-26.4 °C

25 January 1942

Wettest day

71 mm

16 August 2005

Windiest day

41.7 km/h

24 April 2001

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

24 April 2001

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

21 July 1987

Coldest feels-like

-31.3 °C

25 January 1942

Snowiest day

25.0 cm

6 February 1969

Sunniest day

15.0 h

11 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.2 °C26 July 2025	-8.8 °C11 February 2025	13.2 °C	624 mm	73	60
2024	41.0 °C16 July 2024	-8.5 °C11 January 2024	14.2 °C	543 mm	86	44
2023	36.8 °C13 July 2023	-7.4 °C11 February 2023	13.2 °C	776 mm	41	35
2022	40.2 °C23 July 2022	-7.9 °C25 January 2022	13.0 °C	661 mm	53	61
2021	39.2 °C1 August 2021	-8.4 °C13 February 2021	12.5 °C	610 mm	58	54
2020	34.9 °C30 July 2020	-6.4 °C7 January 2020	12.8 °C	578 mm	48	53
2019	36.8 °C12 August 2019	-16.0 °C24 February 2019	13.3 °C	655 mm	59	56
2018	33.3 °C18 August 2018	-12.7 °C1 March 2018	12.7 °C	705 mm	34	67
2017	39.9 °C5 August 2017	-14.4 °C10 January 2017	12.6 °C	593 mm	60	60
2016	34.2 °C22 June 2016	-12.1 °C19 January 2016	12.3 °C	759 mm	45	57
2015	37.9 °C12 August 2015	-9.2 °C1 January 2015	13.1 °C	639 mm	58	53
2014	34.3 °C21 July 2014	-12.2 °C31 January 2014	12.2 °C	1,151 mm	21	45
2013	37.1 °C29 July 2013	-8.0 °C9 January 2013	12.4 °C	685 mm	44	68
2012	39.5 °C24 August 2012	-21.2 °C9 February 2012	12.8 °C	627 mm	81	83
2011	36.2 °C9 July 2011	-9.9 °C9 March 2011	11.9 °C	382 mm	47	95
2010	34.2 °C15 August 2010	-15.1 °C25 January 2010	11.8 °C	891 mm	35	76
2009	35.5 °C24 July 2009	-11.4 °C21 December 2009	12.6 °C	735 mm	45	57
2008	37.0 °C15 August 2008	-13.9 °C5 January 2008	12.5 °C	576 mm	58	63
2007	41.5 °C24 July 2007	-6.3 °C24 December 2007	13.0 °C	730 mm	53	46
2006	35.1 °C20 August 2006	-15.1 °C24 January 2006	11.8 °C	678 mm	34	78
2005	34.3 °C2 August 2005	-16.0 °C8 February 2005	11.3 °C	992 mm	18	78
2004	37.5 °C9 July 2004	-12.4 °C1 February 2004	11.7 °C	639 mm	27	73
2003	36.9 °C14 August 2003	-12.5 °C13 January 2003	11.7 °C	619 mm	55	98
2002	37.3 °C24 June 2002	-11.9 °C3 January 2002	12.4 °C	689 mm	35	61
2001	37.8 °C10 August 2001	-8.5 °C18 December 2001	12.3 °C	522 mm	39	69
2000	41.0 °C4 July 2000	-16.3 °C26 January 2000	12.9 °C	348 mm	55	71
1999	36.0 °C10 August 1999	-8.7 °C1 February 1999	12.0 °C	888 mm	27	75
1998	37.3 °C2 July 1998	-11.1 °C30 December 1998	11.7 °C	623 mm	43	90
1997	38.3 °C5 July 1997	-15.3 °C18 December 1997	11.2 °C	532 mm	19	82
1996	37.2 °C8 July 1996	-15.3 °C3 February 1996	10.7 °C	744 mm	26	88
1995	33.2 °C8 August 1995	-11.2 °C14 January 1995	11.2 °C	704 mm	24	86
1994	36.9 °C30 June 1994	-13.9 °C16 February 1994	12.7 °C	547 mm	53	68
1993	39.5 °C20 July 1993	-16.3 °C5 January 1993	11.4 °C	521 mm	47	109
1992	36.9 °C22 August 1992	-10.7 °C26 December 1992	12.0 °C	463 mm	44	79
1991	32.5 °C12 July 1991	-14.3 °C2 February 1991	10.5 °C	668 mm	20	94
1990	35.1 °C1 July 1990	-13.3 °C6 January 1990	12.1 °C	500 mm	35	66
1989	33.6 °C21 August 1989	-10.8 °C12 December 1989	11.8 °C	674 mm	28	77
1988	37.2 °C6 July 1988	-8.0 °C26 November 1988	11.6 °C	558 mm	44	77
1987	38.5 °C21 July 1987	-18.1 °C5 March 1987	11.0 °C	710 mm	38	89
1986	33.7 °C17 September 1986	-12.3 °C28 February 1986	11.1 °C	582 mm	23	93
1985	38.0 °C31 July 1985	-19.7 °C15 February 1985	10.5 °C	701 mm	26	85
1984	35.5 °C15 July 1984	-6.9 °C28 December 1984	11.1 °C	719 mm	15	68
1983	33.1 °C20 July 1983	-7.3 °C13 December 1983	11.7 °C	558 mm	18	80
1982	35.1 °C27 June 1982	-11.6 °C9 January 1982	11.0 °C	666 mm	11	87
1981	34.1 °C3 August 1981	-10.0 °C22 December 1981	11.3 °C	720 mm	23	79
1980	33.7 °C10 July 1980	-15.9 °C15 January 1980	10.4 °C	763 mm	13	89
1979	33.9 °C3 August 1979	-16.9 °C21 February 1979	10.9 °C	770 mm	7	73
1978	34.7 °C8 August 1978	-14.8 °C22 February 1978	10.4 °C	626 mm	7	83
1977	34.0 °C9 July 1977	-14.1 °C13 December 1977	11.3 °C	622 mm	15	72
1976	31.6 °C20 July 1976	-15.3 °C9 February 1976	10.1 °C	916 mm	4	82
1975	30.4 °C16 July 1975	-10.7 °C27 November 1975	11.6 °C	845 mm	4	78
1974	34.7 °C14 July 1974	-13.1 °C15 January 1974	11.1 °C	752 mm	21	60
1973	34.4 °C18 July 1973	-14.8 °C27 January 1973	10.8 °C	699 mm	9	96
1972	33.3 °C16 June 1972	-19.8 °C3 February 1972	10.9 °C	1,046 mm	14	60
1971	35.4 °C8 August 1971	-10.0 °C13 March 1971	11.3 °C	789 mm	17	71
1970	31.6 °C7 August 1970	-9.9 °C18 February 1970	10.9 °C	770 mm	10	81
1969	33.4 °C16 May 1969	-16.0 °C9 January 1969	10.2 °C	1,002 mm	10	100
1968	36.6 °C9 July 1968	-14.3 °C10 January 1968	11.4 °C	784 mm	15	80
1967	33.5 °C10 August 1967	-14.9 °C18 January 1967	11.5 °C	663 mm	21	75
1966	33.0 °C16 August 1966	-10.5 °C22 January 1966	11.7 °C	1,053 mm	10	59
1965	37.2 °C26 July 1965	-11.9 °C27 February 1965	10.8 °C	610 mm	23	93
1964	33.2 °C22 July 1964	-16.6 °C17 January 1964	10.6 °C	752 mm	16	101
1963	36.6 °C1 July 1963	-21.4 °C25 January 1963	10.8 °C	764 mm	46	107
1962	34.0 °C28 July 1962	-12.5 °C29 December 1962	11.3 °C	676 mm	43	99
1961	35.5 °C11 August 1961	-12.3 °C28 January 1961	11.9 °C	686 mm	21	66
1960	32.7 °C21 July 1960	-17.1 °C10 February 1960	11.3 °C	743 mm	14	54
1959	33.0 °C12 July 1959	-12.8 °C29 January 1959	10.4 °C	766 mm	11	85
1958	35.3 °C17 July 1958	-10.8 °C10 January 1958	11.8 °C	536 mm	31	78
1957	35.0 °C13 August 1957	-11.9 °C20 January 1957	11.1 °C	654 mm	17	85
1956	33.6 °C21 August 1956	-18.2 °C10 February 1956	9.6 °C	757 mm	17	114
1955	31.9 °C21 July 1955	-9.9 °C5 March 1955	11.0 °C	736 mm	5	77
1954	33.7 °C29 July 1954	-20.8 °C28 January 1954	10.0 °C	778 mm	21	104
1953	33.9 °C30 July 1953	-12.4 °C11 February 1953	10.8 °C	629 mm	18	103
1952	38.0 °C17 August 1952	-7.8 °C17 March 1952	12.0 °C	515 mm	52	84
1951	33.2 °C10 August 1951	-10.7 °C12 February 1951	11.7 °C	704 mm	12	76
1950	36.6 °C2 July 1950	-17.7 °C5 February 1950	12.3 °C	497 mm	55	74
1949	34.6 °C3 August 1949	-13.6 °C12 March 1949	11.0 °C	642 mm	17	90
1948	35.0 °C10 August 1948	-14.1 °C15 December 1948	11.1 °C	489 mm	18	93
1947	34.5 °C9 July 1947	-20.2 °C1 February 1947	11.2 °C	600 mm	31	93
1946	38.2 °C8 September 1946	-22.4 °C19 December 1946	11.7 °C	679 mm	62	89
1945	37.5 °C9 August 1945	-17.6 °C31 January 1945	11.4 °C	432 mm	40	112
1944	32.4 °C3 September 1944	-12.0 °C19 February 1944	11.1 °C	794 mm	12	89
1943	34.5 °C21 August 1943	-15.1 °C29 January 1943	11.4 °C	555 mm	26	87
1942	32.2 °C1 September 1942	-26.4 °C25 January 1942	10.0 °C	743 mm	11	132
1941	30.2 °C14 August 1941	-17.6 °C30 December 1941	9.6 °C	888 mm	5	115
1940	32.2 °C16 July 1940	-20.5 °C11 January 1940	8.6 °C	884 mm	4	115

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.6 °C

+2.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

73 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

60 d/yr

-19

Annual rainfall

624 mm

-63 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.9 °C	+5.8 °C	11 mm	-38 mm
Feb	4.7 °C	-0.2 °C	10 mm	-37 mm
Mar	15.4 °C	+4.9 °C	92 mm	+39 mm
Apr	18.7 °C	+1.8 °C	46 mm	-21 mm
May	21.1 °C	-0.9 °C	67 mm	-11 mm
Jun	31.7 °C	+5.8 °C	10 mm	-65 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	+3.7 °C	21 mm	-38 mm
Aug	31.2 °C	+2.7 °C	20 mm	-23 mm
Sep	26.6 °C	+2.8 °C	28 mm	-12 mm
Oct	15.7 °C	-1.1 °C	116 mm	+65 mm
Nov	10.9 °C	+1.6 °C	142 mm	+77 mm
Dec	6.7 °C	+2.7 °C	60 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.2 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-8.8 °C

11 Feb 2025

Wettest day

50.1 mm

3 Oct 2025

Windiest day

38.5 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-12.8 °C

11 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

13.2 cm

25 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

15.0 h

31 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Vânju-Mare?

Vânju-Mare has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 687 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vânju-Mare?

The hottest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 41.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Vânju-Mare?

The coldest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.4 °C.

Does it snow in Vânju-Mare?

Yes. Vânju-Mare gets on average 70.4 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.

Has the climate of Vânju-Mare warmed?

Yes: Vânju-Mare warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Vânju-Mare?

The wettest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2005, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Vânju-Mare?

The windiest day measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2001, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Vânju-Mare?

The warmest month in Vânju-Mare is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Vânju-Mare?

Vânju-Mare receives on average 687 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Vânju-Mare?

Vânju-Mare gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vânju-Mare?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vânju-Mare between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, with 25.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Vânju-Mare?

Yes: Vânju-Mare has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vânju-Mare?

In Vânju-Mare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 21 July 1987, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 25 January 1942.

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