Zărnești weather in July

In July, Zărnești sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 131 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zărnești's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zărnești's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 131 mm; 17.4 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 12 min; 4:49 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Zărnești is locality in Brașov County, Romania.

Founded: 1367

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Zărnești reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
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27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

How July really feels in Zărnești

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zărnești weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -8°	38	8.3	8.9	8.9	0.0
Feb	1° / -7°	38	8.1	7.9	10.1	0.0
Mar	5° / -3°	57	11.3	7.9	11.6	0.3
Apr	11° / 2°	85	15.2	3.3	13.3	2.4
May	16° / 7°	128	18.9	0.4	14.7	4.0
Jun	20° / 10°	134	18.7	0	15.4	5.0
Jul	22° / 12°	131	17.4	0	15.1	5.6
Aug	22° / 12°	113	15.3	0	13.9	6.0
Sep	17° / 8°	75	10.8	0.1	12.3	5.5
Oct	12° / 3°	57	8.6	1.5	10.7	3.3
Nov	6° / -1°	48	8.3	4.7	9.3	0.7
Dec	0° / -6°	45	8.4	7.4	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	56	56	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	58	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	43	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zărnești gets around 131 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	55	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
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10	56
11	56
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30	55
31	55

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	62	62	61	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	52	50	49	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	42
Comfortable (%)	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	37	38	39	41	42	43	45	46	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	50
Humid (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	34	3
2	63	34	3
3	64	33	3
4	63	33	4
5	63	33	4
6	63	33	4
7	63	33	4
8	63	33	4
9	64	32	4
10	64	32	4
11	62	33	5
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	61	34	5
15	60	35	5
16	58	37	5
17	57	38	5
18	56	39	5
19	54	41	5
20	53	42	5
21	52	43	5
22	50	45	5
23	49	46	5
24	47	47	5
25	46	48	6
26	45	49	6
27	44	50	6
28	43	50	7
29	43	50	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	50	8

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:40	4:41	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05
Sunset (PM)	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.5	4:38	8:06
2	15.4	4:39	8:06
3	15.4	4:40	8:05
4	15.4	4:40	8:05
5	15.4	4:41	8:05
6	15.4	4:41	8:05
7	15.4	4:42	8:04
8	15.4	4:43	8:04
9	15.3	4:44	8:03
10	15.3	4:44	8:03
11	15.3	4:45	8:02
12	15.3	4:46	8:02
13	15.2	4:47	8:01
14	15.2	4:48	8:01
15	15.2	4:48	8:00
16	15.2	4:49	7:59
17	15.1	4:50	7:59
18	15.1	4:51	7:58
19	15.1	4:52	7:57
20	15.0	4:53	7:56
21	15.0	4:54	7:55
22	15.0	4:55	7:54
23	15.0	4:56	7:53
24	14.9	4:57	7:52
25	14.9	4:58	7:51
26	14.8	4:59	7:50
27	14.8	5:01	7:49
28	14.8	5:02	7:48
29	14.7	5:03	7:47
30	14.7	5:04	7:46
31	14.7	5:05	7:45

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.69 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
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8	5.8	Bright
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10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
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20	5.6	Bright
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25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Zărnești

In seasonPeak

In July, Zărnești sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zărnești's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is July a good time to visit Zărnești?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Zărnești for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zărnești in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Zărnești sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Zărnești in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zărnești peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	8	6	8	9	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Zărnești?

Zărnești sits at 45.6°N, 25.3°E, 716 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Râşnov, 11 km away.

Topography around Zărnești

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zărnești.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zărnești has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 919 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,917 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,298 m.

The land around Zărnești is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

919 m

trees 54%

16 km

1,917 m

trees 69%

80 km

2,298 m

trees 62%

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← June Zărnești year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Râşnov 11 km · Codlea 19 km · Brasov 24 km · Sinaia 30 km · Săcele 31 km · Făgăraș 42 km · Sfântu Gheorghe 50 km · Breaza 50 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 Zărnești (45.5609°, 25.3179°, elevation 716 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
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24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
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18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
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10	56
11	56
12	56
13	56
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16	55
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	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	34	3
2	63	34	3
3	64	33	3
4	63	33	4
5	63	33	4
6	63	33	4
7	63	33	4
8	63	33	4
9	64	32	4
10	64	32	4
11	62	33	5
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	61	34	5
15	60	35	5
16	58	37	5
17	57	38	5
18	56	39	5
19	54	41	5
20	53	42	5
21	52	43	5
22	50	45	5
23	49	46	5
24	47	47	5
25	46	48	6
26	45	49	6
27	44	50	6
28	43	50	7
29	43	50	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	50	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
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25	22	12
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27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	57
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10	56
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19	55
20	55
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	55
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	55
31	55

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	34	3
2	63	34	3
3	64	33	3
4	63	33	4
5	63	33	4
6	63	33	4
7	63	33	4
8	63	33	4
9	64	32	4
10	64	32	4
11	62	33	5
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	61	34	5
15	60	35	5
16	58	37	5
17	57	38	5
18	56	39	5
19	54	41	5
20	53	42	5
21	52	43	5
22	50	45	5
23	49	46	5
24	47	47	5
25	46	48	6
26	45	49	6
27	44	50	6
28	43	50	7
29	43	50	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	50	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	55
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	55
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	55
31	55

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	34	3
2	63	34	3
3	64	33	3
4	63	33	4
5	63	33	4
6	63	33	4
7	63	33	4
8	63	33	4
9	64	32	4
10	64	32	4
11	62	33	5
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	61	34	5
15	60	35	5
16	58	37	5
17	57	38	5
18	56	39	5
19	54	41	5
20	53	42	5
21	52	43	5
22	50	45	5
23	49	46	5
24	47	47	5
25	46	48	6
26	45	49	6
27	44	50	6
28	43	50	7
29	43	50	7
30	42	51	7
31	42	50	8