Moldova climate
Monthly averages for Chișinău, 2021–2025
In Chișinău, the warmest month is July, with an average high of 29°C, and the coldest is January, when nights average −2°C.
About 519 mm of rain falls in a year, on roughly 88 days. April is the wettest month (71 mm) and February the driest (19 mm).
Wind is strongest in January (12 km/h on average) and lightest in August (9 km/h).
Compared with Dublin, July afternoons are 10°C warmer, and January afternoons 3°C colder.
The hottest day in 2021–2025 reached 37.8°C (16 July 2024), and the coldest night fell to −17.5°C (12 January 2024).
Temperature
Bars run from the average night-time low to the average daytime high, in °C.
Rainfall
Average total rainfall each month, in millimetres.
Wind
Average wind speed at 10 metres each month, in km/h.
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Sun h/day | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | −2 | 31 | 6 | 4.5 | 12 |
| February | 6 | −2 | 19 | 5 | 6.2 | 11 |
| March | 11 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 7.4 | 11 |
| April | 16 | 6 | 71 | 11 | 8.9 | 12 |
| May | 21 | 10 | 62 | 9 | 11.3 | 10 |
| June | 27 | 16 | 49 | 8 | 13.0 | 11 |
| July | 29 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 13.1 | 10 |
| August | 29 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 12.4 | 9 |
| September | 23 | 13 | 47 | 6 | 10.1 | 10 |
| October | 17 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 7.9 | 11 |
| November | 10 | 3 | 53 | 8 | 4.5 | 11 |
| December | 5 | −1 | 33 | 8 | 3.0 | 11 |