Climate - Miercurea (Romania)

The climate of Miercurea is characterized by very cold winters and mild summers.
The city is located at 660 meters (2,160 feet) above sea level, and is particularly cold, both for the altitude and for the position in a valley between the Carpathians, in fact, it is often the coldest city in Romania (and one of the coldest cities in Europe).
The winter is very cold, with temperatures normally below freezing. Snowfalls are frequent, although not abundant. Fog often forms.
During cold spells, the temperature easily drops below -20 °C (-4 °F). The coldest record is -38.5 °C (-37.5 °F), recorded in January 1985. From 2001 to 2020, the extreme minimum was -33.5 °C (-28 °F), recorded in January 2006.
The summer is pleasantly warm during the day, but with strong differences between night and day, in fact, nights are very cool, often even cold. Summer is the wettest season of the year, mainly due to afternoon thunderstorms.
Sometimes during the day it can get hot, although less so than in lowland cities. On the hottest days of the year, the temperature typically reaches 32/33 °C (90/91 °F). The heat record is 36 °C (97 °F), recorded in August 2012.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -6.4 °C (21 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 17 °C (63 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 575 millimeters (22.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 20 mm (0.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 85 mm (3.3 in) in the wettest ones (June, July). Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 1,910 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

The best time to visit Miercurea is summer, from June to August: it is generally a pleasant time, even if it can sometimes rain.
Even in the height of summer, it is advisable to bring a sweatshirt and a jacket for the evening.