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Monthly climate in Chisinau, Moldova

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chisinau features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -20 °C (-4 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 506 mm (19.9 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chisinau enjoys an average of 3592 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 34 minutes to 15 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chisinau, Moldova §

The warmest months in Chisinau are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (30 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chisinau experiences 75 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 80 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Chisinau, Moldova.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average high 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Daily mean -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Average low -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Mean minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-4°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chisinau, Moldova §

Chisinau usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 11 rainy days and 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chisinau are January, August and November. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chisinau, Moldova.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31 (1.2) 33 (1.3) 38 (1.5) 41 (1.6) 58 (2.3) 81 (3.2) 58 (2.3) 27 (1.0) 33 (1.3) 32 (1.2) 27 (1.1) 48 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 7 8 6 10 13 10 5 5 5 5 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Chisinau, Moldova §

The sunniest months in Chisinau are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chisinau: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chisinau, Moldova.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145 204 293 344 399 409 433 408 333 285 194 138
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 58m 10h 17m 11h 56m 13h 37m 15h 3m 15h 48m 15h 24m 14h 7m 12h 30m 10h 50m 9h 21m 8h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Chisinau, Moldova §

Chisinau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chisinau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chisinau, Moldova.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 5 6 8 9 9 8 7 4 3 2