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Climate - Moldova


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine

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Moldova has a continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warm summers. Since the prevailing currents come from the north and the west, the proximity of the Black Sea (which lies to the south-east) does not affect the climate by much.
The Republic of Moldova is a Romanian-speaking country, and has been a Soviet Republic until 1991.

Being that it's a flat and small country, the climate is fairly homogeneous, however, sometimes there can be 4/5 °C differences between north and south, in addition, sometimes it can snow in the north and not snow in the south.

Precipitation in Moldova is not abundant, since it amounts to about 600 millimeters (21.5 inches) per year in the north, 550 mm (21.5 in) in the center and 500 mm (20 in) in the south. It is most frequent is winter, but given the low temperatures, it is not abundant, and occurs mostly in the form of light snow. The rainiest months in terms of quantity are June and July, mainly because of afternoon thunderstorms; in August, thunderstorms become less frequent.

Chisinau

Winter in Moldova is cold, with an average temperature in January around -2 °C (28.5 °F) in the center-north and -1 °C (30 °F) in the south.
Sometimes, mild and moist air masses from the Mediterranean may raise the temperature above freezing (0 °C or 32 °F) and melt the snow, while on other occasions, cold air masses of Arctic or Russian origin can lower the temperature to around -20 °C (-4 °F) or even below. Cold records are around -35 °C (-31 °F) in the north (see Balti, Soroca) and -30 °C (-22 °F) in Chisinau.

Summer in Moldova is warm: in the two warmest months (July and August), the average minimum temperature is around 16 °C (61 °F) in the north and 18 °C (64 °F) in the center-south (so, nights are usually pretty cool), while the maximum temperature is around 27 °C (81 °F) in the north and 29 °C (84 °F) in the south. In the afternoon, thunderstorms can develop, especially in June and July.
Therefore, the temperature is normally acceptable, but sometimes, there can be heat waves, with temperatures rising to around 35 °C (95 °F) and above, usually for a few days. In Chisinau, the highest record is 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) and was set in July 2007.
The sun shines quite frequently, in fact, there are about 9/9.5 hours of sunshine per day from June to August.
In summer, floods can sometimes occur (as happened in July 2008 and 2010), mostly because of heavy rains which may occur in the Carpathian region and then swell the Dniester (or Nistru) River, which has its source in that mountain range, in Ukraine.

The two intermediate seasons, spring and autumn, are quite short but pleasant: in May and September, the minimum and maximum temperatures are respectively around 12 °C and 22 °C (53.5 °C and 72 °F). In spring, the first mild or warm days can be followed by sudden drops in temperature, with possible snowfalls, especially in March and early April. In autumn, the first cold days occur in November, and sometimes in late October.

Chisinau

Climate chart - Chisinau
Here are the average temperatures in Chisinau, the capital, located in the center of the country.
Chisinau - Average temperatures (1991-2020)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January-41-1.8243428.8
February-33-0.2263731.6
March194.7334840.5
April61611.2436152.2
May122216.9537262.4
June162620.9607969.6
July182823648373.4
August172822.8638373.1
September122217.2547263
October71511445951.9
November285364641
December-32-0.2273631.7
Year6.815.210.9544.259.351.5

Here is the average precipitation in Chisinau.
Chisinau - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January401.612
February401.612
March351.411
April401.610
May50211
June75312
July702.810
August451.88
September451.86
October2516
November401.611
December401.612
Year54521.5121

The amount of sunshine is good in summer, while it's poor or mediocre from November to January, when gray skies predominate. In total there are about 2,100 hours of sunshine per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Chisinau - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January2.575
February380
March4125
April6185
May8255
June9.5285
July9.5300
August9.5295
September7.5225
October5.5170
November2.575
December260
Year5.82125


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