Hunedoara County · RomaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cheafa

1,101 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,101 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

45.29° N, 23.41° EElevation 1,101 mUTC+2 · Eastern European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Cheafa in brief

Cheafa rises to 1,101 m, Hunedoara County, Romania.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Iscroni, 11 km to the NW at 568 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Cheafa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	5°	11°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	12°	6°	1°
Average low	-7°	-7°	-3°	1°	6°	10°	12°	12°	8°	3°	-1°	-6°
Precipitation	51 mm	50 mm	58 mm	77 mm	109 mm	135 mm	116 mm	102 mm	83 mm	65 mm	64 mm	71 mm
Cloud cover	43%	46%	46%	42%	38%	33%	26%	25%	34%	39%	44%	45%
Daylight	9h 07	10h 24	11h 52	13h 29	14h 52	15h 38	15h 19	14h 08	12h 35	11h 01	9h 33	8h 46
Month score	39	38	35	36	55	66	68	72	68	45	35	32

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	600 m	700 m	1,250 m	2,000 m	2,800 m	3,300 m	3,650 m	3,600 m	3,000 m	2,250 m	1,400 m	800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Parângu Mare	2,519 m	2,103 m	12 km NE	12°
Gemănarea	2,426 m	–	12 km NE	12°
Slivei	2,420 m	–	12 km NE	12°
Ieşu	2,375 m	–	14 km NE	13°
Gruiu	2,345 m	–	12 km NE	13°
Stoinița	2,315 m	–	12 km NE	12°
Setea Mică	2,278 m	–	16 km E	13°
Mija	2,264 m	–	13 km NE	13°