Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Iasi is
continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
The city is located in the north-east of Romania, a short distance from Moldova.
Winter is cold and gray, with snowfalls and frosts. Sometimes fog can form.
During cold spells, which occur every year, the temperature drops to -17/-18 °C (0/1 °F) or below. The coldest record is -30.5 °C (-23 °F), recorded in January 1963. From 2001 to 2020, the extreme minimum was -27 °C (-16.5 °F), recorded in January 2010.
Summer is warm and sunny, though thunderstorms can break out in the afternoon. Nights are usually cool.
While it is generally not too hot, there can be very hot periods, in which the temperature reach or exceed 35 °C (95 °F). The record heat is 41.5 °C (106.5 °F), recorded in August 2012.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -2.1 °C (28 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 22 °C (72 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Iasi - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -5 | 1 | -2 | 23 | 34 | 28.3 |
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| February | -4 | 3 | -0.5 | 24 | 38 | 31.2 |
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| March | 0 | 9 | 4.6 | 32 | 49 | 40.3 |
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| April | 5 | 17 | 11 | 42 | 62 | 51.9 |
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| May | 11 | 23 | 16.8 | 51 | 74 | 62.3 |
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| June | 14 | 26 | 20.2 | 58 | 79 | 68.3 |
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| July | 16 | 28 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 71.6 |
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| August | 15 | 28 | 21.5 | 59 | 82 | 70.7 |
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| September | 11 | 22 | 16.6 | 51 | 72 | 61.9 |
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| October | 6 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 61 | 51.8 |
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| November | 1 | 8 | 4.5 | 34 | 47 | 40.1 |
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| December | -4 | 2 | -0.7 | 25 | 36 | 30.7 |
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| Year | 5.5 | 15.4 | 10.45 | 42 | 59.8 | 51 |
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amounts to 560 millimeters (22 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 25 mm (1 in) in the driest month (February) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Iasi - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 30 | 1.2 | 6 |
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| February | 25 | 1 | 5 |
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| March | 30 | 1.2 | 6 |
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| April | 45 | 1.8 | 7 |
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| May | 55 | 2.2 | 8 |
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| June | 90 | 3.5 | 9 |
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| July | 75 | 3 | 8 |
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| August | 55 | 2.2 | 6 |
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| September | 55 | 2.2 | 6 |
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| October | 35 | 1.4 | 5 |
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| November | 35 | 1.4 | 5 |
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| December | 30 | 1.2 | 6 |
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| Year | 560 | 22 | 76 |
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On average, there are around 2,040
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Iasi - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 2.5 | 80 | February | 3.5 | 95 | March | 3.5 | 110 | April | 6 | 180 | May | 7.5 | 230 | June | 9 | 275 | July | 10 | 310 | August | 8.5 | 260 | September | 7 | 215 | October | 5.5 | 165 | November | 2.5 | 70 | December | 2 | 55 | Year | 5.6 | 2045 |
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Best Time
To visit Iasi, you can choose the months of May and September. In summer, sometimes the heat is bearable, while at other times, especially in July and August, it can be intense.
However, it is better to bring a sweatshirt for the evening even in midsummer.