Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cotorca features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 0 °C (33 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 623 mm (24.5 inches) and receives 96 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cotorca enjoys an average of 3765 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 50 minutes to 15 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Cotorca are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (72 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 0 to 3 °C (33 - 38 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cotorca experiences 97 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 66 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average high | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Daily mean | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Average low | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Mean minimum | -10°C (14°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Cotorca, Buzău, Romania with other places around the world.
Cotorca usually has the most precipitation in June, July and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 80 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cotorca are January, August and September. On average, 27 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) | 44 (1.7) | 54 (2.1) | 43 (1.7) | 62 (2.5) | 95 (3.7) | 82 (3.2) | 21 (0.8) | 23 (0.9) | 60 (2.4) | 38 (1.5) | 64 (2.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Cotorca are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cotorca: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 172 | 237 | 298 | 350 | 401 | 405 | 429 | 406 | 344 | 294 | 227 | 194 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 12m | 10h 25m | 11h 56m | 13h 30m | 14h 50m | 15h 31m | 15h 9m | 13h 58m | 12h 28m | 10h 55m | 9h 33m | 8h 50m |
Cotorca 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 Cotorca UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |