Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Cluj-Napoca is
moderately continental, characterized by cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild or pleasantly warm summers.
The city is located in northwestern Romania, in Transylvania, 350 meters (1,150 feet) above sea level.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -2.6 °C (27 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19.8 °C (68 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Cluj-Napoca - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -6 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
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| Max (°C) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
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| Min (°F) | 21 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 25 |
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| Max (°F) | 32 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 36 |
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amounts to 595 millimeters (23.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 25 mm (1 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Cluj-Napoca - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 25 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 65 | 90 | 85 | 65 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 595 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 23.4 |
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| Days | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 94 |
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On average, there are around 2,030
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Cluj-Napoca - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Cluj-Napoca runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.