Oradea climate
Oradea is warmest in August, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.9 °C. June is the wettest month (82 mm) and January the driest (45 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Oradea averages 734 mm of rain, 72 days above 25 °C and 82 days below freezing.
Romania · 126 m elevation · population 183,105 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 27 °C
- Coldest month January -2.9 °C
- Driest month January 45 mm
- Wettest month June 82 mm
- Least cloud August 40 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 37 °C
- Coldest on record February -21 °C
What to expectOradea through the year
Oradea has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.3 °C in January to 27 °C in August, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 72 days a year reach 25 °C, 17 of them reach 30 °C, 82 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 45 mm in January to 82 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.3 °C | 45 mm | 70 % |
| February | 5.6 °C | 49 mm | 67 % |
| March | 10.6 °C | 53 mm | 61 % |
| April | 16.7 °C | 59 mm | 56 % |
| May | 21.4 °C | 71 mm | 57 % |
| June | 24.9 °C | 82 mm | 52 % |
| July | 26.8 °C | 78 mm | 47 % |
| August | 27.1 °C | 59 mm | 40 % |
| September | 21.8 °C | 66 mm | 52 % |
| October | 16.2 °C | 59 mm | 55 % |
| November | 10.1 °C | 55 mm | 65 % |
| December | 4.2 °C | 58 mm | 71 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.3 °C | -2.9 °C | 0.1 °C | 14.7 °C | -20.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| February | 5.6 °C | -2.3 °C | 1.5 °C | 18.5 °C | -21.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| March | 10.6 °C | 1.2 °C | 5.9 °C | 23.1 °C | -16.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| April | 16.7 °C | 6.2 °C | 11.6 °C | 29.3 °C | -4.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 21.4 °C | 11.3 °C | 16.6 °C | 30.4 °C | 2.0 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.9 °C | 15.1 °C | 20.3 °C | 33.9 °C | 5.5 °C | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 26.8 °C | 17.0 °C | 22.1 °C | 37.0 °C | 9.6 °C | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| August | 27.1 °C | 17.0 °C | 22.2 °C | 36.5 °C | 9.9 °C | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 21.8 °C | 12.5 °C | 17.1 °C | 33.8 °C | 3.4 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 16.2 °C | 7.7 °C | 11.8 °C | 28.2 °C | -4.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 10.1 °C | 3.1 °C | 6.4 °C | 23.9 °C | -10.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| December | 4.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 1.3 °C | 16.6 °C | -19.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45 mm | 9 | 8.9 h/day | 70 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 49 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 67 % | 78 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 53 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 71 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 59 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 56 % | 68 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 71 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 57 % | 68 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 82 mm | 11 | 16 h/day | 52 % | 69 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 78 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 47 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 59 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 40 % | 65 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 66 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 69 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 59 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 55 % | 76 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 55 mm | 9 | 9.4 h/day | 65 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 58 mm | 10 | 8.5 h/day | 71 % | 83 % | 13 km/h |
How Oradea compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oradea | 27 °C | -2.9 °C | 734 mm | 72 |
| Debrecen · Hungary | 27 °C | -3.2 °C | 636 mm | 76 |
| Cluj-Napoca · Romania | 25 °C | -5.7 °C | 773 mm | 47 |
| Miskolc · Hungary | 27 °C | -4.2 °C | 620 mm | 70 |
| Timişoara · Romania | 28 °C | -2.6 °C | 681 mm | 86 |
| Szeged · Hungary | 28 °C | -2.4 °C | 569 mm | 86 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Oradea.
QuestionsCommon questions about Oradea’s climate
When is the best time to visit Oradea?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Oradea get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 17 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -2.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 82 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Oradea?
June, averaging 82 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is January with 45 mm. The year as a whole averages 734 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Oradea rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.