Best time to visit Cheile Grădiștei

The climate in Cheile Grădiștei through the year

When to go

Cheile Grădiștei scores highest on Eddigo’s travel score in July–September, peaking at 80 out of 100 in August. A typical August day reaches 24°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 10 days and clear sky 52 % of the time. June is a fair alternative, with scores of 63. The lowest score is in January (24), when days are cool at around 0°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a August day (24°C) is about 24 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. June is the wettest month with 107 mm and February the driest with 36 mm, out of about 780 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 20 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Cheile Grădiștei lies about 1,000 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 7 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Cheile Grădiștei scores 65 or more in these months:

• Sun and warmth (22–30 °C): August and September, up to 77
• City break (15–25 °C): July–October, up to 80
• Hiking (10–22 °C): August–October, up to 77
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–November, up to 90

How it compares

Of the 22 destinations Eddigo covers in Romania, Cheile Grădiștei is the 2nd coolest over the year and the 2nd wettest. It has 3 months with a good score, against 7 for a typical destination in the country. In August, when Cheile Grădiștei scores 80, Ploieşti (77 km away) scores 76 and Piteşti (93 km away) scores 80. See where to go in August for the best destinations that month.