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Bistriţa, Romania climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Bistriţa has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Around 667 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (105 mm) and easing off in August (29 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBistriţa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −6 | −1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 53 | 37 | 38 | 105 | 88 | 83 | 29 | 71 | 43 | 37 | 50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −3 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −6 | −1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 53 | 37 | 38 | 105 | 88 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 29 | 71 | 43 | 37 | 50 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 71 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 87 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 87 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 69 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 71 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 65 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Bistrita, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.