Balvanyos Temperature by Month
Balvanyos in Harghita, Romania sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 0°C (32°F) in January and 25°C (77°F) in August, averaging 13°C (55°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Balvanyos Monthly Temperatures
The weather in Balvanyos experiences significant differences between warm and cold seasons, with big shifts in temperature. At night, minimum temperatures range from 12°C (54°F) in August to -8°C (18°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Balvanyos by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Balvanyos vs Romania
The map below shows the annual temperature across Romania. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Balvanyos vs World: Temperature Compared
Balvanyos's average annual maximum temperature is 13°C (55°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Balvanyos's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Balvanyos climate page.
