Bender
City in Moldova: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bender Fortress. Northern side 02: Ivo Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bender is a city in Moldova, in Bender Municipality. About 110,175 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Moldova in our atlas.
It lies at 46.83° N, 29.48° E, about 33 m (108 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Chisinau time zone.
Location
Red dot: Bender. Green dots: other major cities of Moldova. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bender has a continental (hot summer) climate (Köppen Dfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 517 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in MoldovaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 618577 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q192176 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bender Fortress. Northern side 02: Ivo Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)