Climate averages 1991–2020
Chisinau weather
in February.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Chisinau: daytime highs average 4.2°C and nights cool to about -3.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 15 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bender (51 km away). In February its highs average 4.1°C, about as warm as Chisinau, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Moldova, Chisinau ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 4 cities is 3.9°C; Chisinau is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.3°C to 9.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chisinau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.7°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 33 | 6.6 | 9.09 h |
| February, selected | 4.2°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 27 | 5.8 | 10.310 h |
| March | 9.5°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 35 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 47 | 8.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 54 | 10.1 | 15.015 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 69 | 10.4 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 59 | 9.1 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 49 | 6.6 | 14.214 h |
| September | 22.0°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 48 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 40 | 6.0 | 10.911 h |
| November | 8.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 36 | 5.5 | 9.49 h |
| December | 3.1°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 35 | 6.4 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Bender in FebruaryMoldova · 51 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -3.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Tiraspol in FebruaryMoldova · 61 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -3.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Iaşi in FebruaryRomania · 97 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -4.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Bălţi in FebruaryMoldova · 109 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -3.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Odesa in FebruaryUkraine · 155 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -1.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Bacău in FebruaryRomania · 156 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -4.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Botoşani in FebruaryRomania · 185 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -4.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Galaţi in FebruaryRomania · 186 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low -2.4°C · 26 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chisinau) is explained once on the Chisinau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.