Lightning strikes in Moldova
The detection network has located 3,869 lightning strikes in Moldova since the archive began, including 246 in the last 7 days. That is 0.04% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Moldova #38 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Moldova is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 4 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | 246 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2,756 |
| 2026-08-06 | 799 |
| 2026-08-05 | 68 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Moldova's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drochia | 647 | 26 | 16.7% |
| 2 | Edineț | 380 | 0 | 9.8% |
| 3 | Rîșcani | 371 | 8 | 9.6% |
| 4 | Ocnița | 364 | 0 | 9.4% |
| 5 | Unassigned | 320 | 0 | 8.3% |
| 6 | Soroca | 312 | 2 | 8.1% |
| 7 | Dondușeni | 244 | 0 | 6.3% |
| 8 | Glodeni | 237 | 163 | 6.1% |
| 9 | Briceni | 154 | 1 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Sîngerei | 136 | 7 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Florești | 99 | 9 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Rezina | 79 | 0 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Orhei | 77 | 0 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Bălți | 59 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Strășeni | 59 | 0 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Camenca | 49 | 0 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Criuleni | 40 | 0 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Fălești | 38 | 4 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Ungheni | 36 | 0 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Telenești | 23 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Nisporeni | 22 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Transnistria | 17 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 23 | Chernivtsi | 15 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 24 | Odessa | 12 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 25 | Bender | 11 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Vinnytsia | 11 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Călărași | 11 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Ialoveni | 8 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Șoldănești | 8 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 30 | Căușeni | 6 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 31 | Botoșani | 5 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Chișinău | 5 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 33 | Hîncești | 5 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Ștefan Vodă | 4 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 35 | Iași | 3 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 36 | Anenii Noi | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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