Cernavodă in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Cernavodă sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 137 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early June to 27°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.
Summer is Cernavodă's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cernavodă's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 18°C
- Rainfall
- 137 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.5
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Cernavodă in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early June to 27°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Cernavodă reaches about 28°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Cernavodă
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Cernavodă weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -2° | 39 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 6° / -1° | 33 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 11° / 3° | 44 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 16° / 7° | 41 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 13.2 | 5.3 |
| May | 22° / 12° | 53 | 9.3 | 0 | 14.6 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 27° / 17° | 61 | 9.6 | 0 | 15.3 | 6.8 |
| Jul | 29° / 18° | 42 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 29° / 18° | 34 | 5.4 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 24° / 14° | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.6 |
| Oct | 18° / 9° | 44 | 6 | 0 | 10.8 | 6.1 |
| Nov | 11° / 4° | 39 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 5° / -1° | 42 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Cernavodă gets around 137 mm of rain over 22 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Cernavodă?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Cernavodă for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Cernavodă in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Cernavodă sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 22 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Cernavodă in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 23°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 5°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Sep 28 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Bracing |
| Feb | 5 | Bracing |
| Mar | 6 | Bracing |
| Apr | 10 | Bracing |
| May | 16 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 22 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 13 | Bracing |
| Dec | 9 | Bracing |
UV index in Cernavodă in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cernavodă peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Cernavodă?
Cernavodă sits at 44.3°N, 28.0°E, 15 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Feteşti, 17 km away.
Topography around Cernavodă
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cernavodă.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Cernavodă has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.
The land around Cernavodă is covered by trees (46%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.
Romania travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 44% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $22,538
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 82%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.1
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 10.3
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 605
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cernavodă (44.3396°, 28.0327°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.