Arad Climate & Temperature
- Arad, Romania is at 46°10'N, 21°19'E, 116 m (381 ft). See map.
- Arad has a marine west coast climate that is mild with no dry season, warm summers. Heavy precipitation occurs during mild winters which are dominated by mid-latitude cyclones. Seasonality is moderate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Cfb).
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Arad is situated in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
- The annual average temperature is 10.9 degrees Celsius (51.7 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 23 °C (41.4°F). This indicates that the continentality type is continental, subtype subcontinental.
- In the winter time records indicate temperatures by day reach 4°C (39.2°F) on average falling to -3.7°C (25.4°F) overnight.
- In spring time temperatures climb reaching 16.7°C (62°F) generally in the afternoon with overnight lows of 5.3°C (41.6°F).
- During summer average high temperatures are 27.3°C (81.2°F) and average low temperatures are 14°C (57.2°F).
- Come autumn/ fall temperatures decrease achieving average highs of 17°C (62.6°F) during the day and lows of 6.7°C (44°F) generally shortly after sunrise.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 558 mm (22 inches) which is equivalent to 558 Litres/m² (13.69 Gallons/ft²).
- On average there are 1953 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Arad you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Mokairau, Pakarae, New Zealand (Warm temperate thorn steppe biome).
Arad Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 2 (36) | 5 (41) | 11 (52) | 17 (63) | 22 (72) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 24 (75) | 17 (63) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | 16 (61) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | -2 (29) | 1 (33) | 6 (43) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 20 (67) | 22 (71) | 21 (70) | 18 (64) | 12 (53) | 7 (44) | 2 (35) | 11 (52) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | -5 (23) | -4 (25) | 1 (34) | 5 (41) | 10 (50) | 13 (55) | 15 (59) | 14 (57) | 11 (52) | 6 (43) | 3 (37) | -2 (28) | 6 (42) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 36 (1) | 34 (1) | 35 (1) | 46 (2) | 64 (3) | 68 (3) | 54 (2) | 43 (2) | 41 (2) | 44 (2) | 52 (2) | 41 (2) | 558 (22) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 11 (35) | 11 (39) | 11 (35) | 10 (33) | 12 (39) | 11 (37) | 9 (29) | 8 (26) | 7 (23) | 9 (29) | 12 (40) | 12 (39) | 123 (34) | ||
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 1h 42' | 2h 49' | 4h 00' | 4h 48' | 7h 36' | 8h 38' | 8h 54' | 8h 58' | 6h 58' | 5h 25' | 2h 14' | 1h 54' | 5h 20' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 9h 03' | 10h 16' | 11h 50' | 13h 31' | 14h 57' | 15h 42' | 15h 21' | 14h 07' | 12h 29' | 10h 49' | 9h 23' | 8h 40' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 19 (81) | 28 (72) | 34 (66) | 36 (64) | 52 (48) | 56 (44) | 59 (41) | 64 (36) | 57 (43) | 51 (49) | 24 (76) | 22 (78) | 45 (55) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 24 | 33.3 | 44.1 | 55.8 | 64 | 67.3 | 64.2 | 55.9 | 44.5 | 33 | 23.9 | 20.4 | 44.1 |
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