Arges · RomaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Setu

1,720 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,720 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation6.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

45.41° N, 24.86° EElevation 1,720 mUTC+2 · Eastern European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,720 m
Mid-mountain1,140 m
Valley · Corbi562 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Setu in brief

Setu rises to 1,720 m, Arges, Romania.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 7 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Corbi, 14 km to the S at 562 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,720 m · 5,643 ft
Region: Arges
Country: Romania
Coordinates: 45.4067, 24.8582
Nearest airport: Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV) · 62 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

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

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Setu by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Setu by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-3°	-3°	1°	6°	11°	15°	17°	16°	12°	8°	2°	-2°
Average low	-11°	-11°	-8°	-3°	2°	6°	8°	8°	4°	0°	-5°	-10°
Precipitation	52 mm	53 mm	62 mm	83 mm	123 mm	152 mm	153 mm	126 mm	89 mm	69 mm	66 mm	68 mm
Cloud cover	48%	51%	50%	48%	43%	39%	31%	29%	37%	42%	47%	50%
Daylight	9h 06	10h 24	11h 51	13h 30	14h 52	15h 39	15h 20	14h 08	12h 35	11h 01	9h 33	8h 45
Month score	36	35	33	28	27	45	59	58	41	34	33	31

Snow and freezing level

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 · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	600 m	650 m	1,150 m	1,950 m	2,750 m	3,250 m	3,600 m	3,550 m	2,950 m	2,250 m	1,450 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	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Setu in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Romania

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Moldoveanu Peak	2,544 m	2,042 m	23 km NW	11°
Vistea Mare	2,527 m	–	24 km NW	11°
Hartopul Darei	2,506 m	–	20 km N	10°
La Fundu bandei	2,454 m	–	21 km N	11°
Museteica	2,448 m	–	25 km NW	11°
Rosu, Brașov County	2,430 m	–	23 km NW	11°
Robita	2,408 m	–	24 km NW	12°
Raiosu II	2,395 m	–	25 km NW	12°