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Monthly climate in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bistrita features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1222 mm (48.1 inches) and receives 167 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bistrita enjoys an average of 3616 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 47 minutes to 15 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania §

The warmest months in Bistrita are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (62 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (27 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bistrita experiences 22 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 114 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania.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 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average high 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania §

Bistrita usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 21 rainy days and 177 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bistrita are January, February and September. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania.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) 59 (2.3) 59 (2.3) 79 (3.1) 72 (2.8) 174 (6.9) 161 (6.3) 195 (7.7) 112 (4.4) 60 (2.3) 63 (2.5) 75 (2.9) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 10 13 13 21 22 21 14 10 9 12 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania §

The sunniest months in Bistrita are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bistrita: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania.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 171 222 284 341 380 394 413 399 334 282 206 185
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 10m 10h 23m 11h 56m 13h 31m 14h 52m 15h 33m 15h 12m 14h 0m 12h 28m 10h 54m 9h 31m 8h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania §

Bistrita experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 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 Bistrita UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bistrita, Vâlcea, Romania.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 6 7 8 9 9 9 7 5 3 2