Ciucaș weather
Summit 1954 m · Ciucaș Mountains, Romania. Separate forecasts for the summit and the valley (Cheia, 890 m). Local time (UTC+2). About the peak: Ciucaș
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Summit forecast
Ciucaș · 1954 mWeekend: Saturday — caution, Sunday — caution
Cautiontoday, 13 Nov
It is too late today for the whole route — plan to start tomorrow morning.
A little rain possible.
- Up high · 1954 m
- 4…7°feels like 2°
- Precipitation
- Rain ≈ 2.4 mmduring the hike
- Wind
- 21 km/hgusts ≈ 32 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Overcast
- Snow and ice
- Not expected0° at ≈ 2 600 m
- Daylight
- 7:12 – 16:489 h 36 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
No special warnings. Have a good hike!
What to take
Clothing
- Three layers: base layer, fleece, wind- and waterproof jacket — 2°
- Hat and light gloves
- Waterproof jacket — about 2 mm of rain
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
CautionSaturday, 14 Nov
You can go, with care
Cold, feels like −13° and light snow up high.
- Up high · 1954 m
- −6°feels like −13°
- Precipitation
- Snow ≈ 1 cmduring the hike
- Wind
- 20 km/hgusts ≈ 30 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudcloud from ≈ 1 800 m
- Snow and ice
- Fresh snow0° at ≈ 1 020 m
- Daylight
- 7:13 – 16:479 h 33 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Cold: feels like −13°. Cover your face and hands.
- Light snow up high — the path may be slippery.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −13°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- Waterproof jacket — snow up high
- Waterproof hiking boots
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
CautionSunday, 15 Nov
You can go, with care
Cold, feels like −13°.
- Up high · 1954 m
- −7…−5°feels like −13°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- 19 km/hgusts ≈ 29 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Clearthere will be views
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 950 m
- Daylight
- 7:15 – 16:469 h 31 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Cold: feels like −13°. Cover your face and hands.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −13°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
CautionMonday, 16 Nov
You can go, with care
Cold, feels like −10°.
- Up high · 1954 m
- −5…−2°feels like −10°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- 17 km/hgusts ≈ 26 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudcloud from ≈ 1 700 m
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 1 250 m
- Daylight
- 7:16 – 16:459 h 28 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Cold: feels like −10°. Cover your face and hands.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −10°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
GoodTuesday, 17 Nov
A good day for a hike
Dry and almost no wind. But chilly (−3°).
- Up high · 1954 m
- −1…+4°feels like −3°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- Almost calm
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Partly cloudy
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 1 830 m
- Daylight
- 7:18 – 16:449 h 26 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Chilly — feels like −3°.
What to take
Clothing
- Three layers: base layer, fleece, wind- and waterproof jacket — −3°
- Hat and light gloves
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
GoodWednesday, 18 Nov
A good day for a hike
Wind up to 22 km/h. But rain, about 4 mm and chilly (−3°).
- Up high · 1954 m
- 2…3°feels like −3°
- Precipitation
- Rain ≈ 4 mmduring the hike
- Wind
- 22 km/hgusts ≈ 33 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudcloud from ≈ 1 900 m
- Snow and ice
- Not expected0° at ≈ 2 230 m
- Daylight
- 7:19 – 16:439 h 24 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Rain — about 4 mm. The path will be wet and slippery on the descents.
- Chilly — feels like −3°.
What to take
Clothing
- Three layers: base layer, fleece, wind- and waterproof jacket — −3°
- Hat and light gloves
- Waterproof jacket — about 4 mm of rain
- Waterproof hiking boots
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
CautionThursday, 19 Nov
You can go, with care
Cold, feels like −11° and fog up high.
- Up high · 1954 m
- −4…−3°feels like −11°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- 25 km/hgusts ≈ 38 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudpoor visibility
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 1 320 m
- Daylight
- 7:20 – 16:429 h 21 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Cold: feels like −11°. Cover your face and hands.
- Clouds and fog up high — poor visibility, views are unlikely. Follow the waymarks and download the track for offline use.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −11°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- Waterproof jacket — snow up high
- Waterproof hiking boots
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112
Updated at 14:22 · data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), model run of 13:21. Temperature recalculated for altitude; wind on an open ridge and gusts marked «≈» are our estimate. A forecast is a guide, not a guarantee: mountain weather changes fast.
Summit and valley
Summit, 1954 mCheia, 890 m
Today 139° 1°Wind 33 km/h · 3 mm15° 7°Wind 22 km/h · 3 mm
Tomorrow 14−3° −8°Wind 29 km/h · 8 mm6° −2°Wind 20 km/h · 8 mm
Sun 15−5° −9°Wind 34 km/h3° −3°Wind 23 km/h
Mon 16−2° −5°Wind 31 km/h7° 0°Wind 21 km/h
Tue 174° −1°Wind 24 km/h13° 4°Wind 16 km/h
Wed 183° −1°Wind 33 km/h · 7 mm10° 4°Wind 22 km/h · 7 mm
Thu 19−3° −5°Wind 37 km/h · 4 mm4° 1°Wind 25 km/h · 4 mm
Forecast map
Precipitation, ridge-level wind and freezing level for 5 days; shaded areas are official warnings. Tap a marker for the weather now and tomorrow.
Forecast map: Deutscher Wetterdienst (ICON-EU), CC BY 4.0
Official warnings and services
Check the official warnings before you head into the mountains. Links checked on 12.11.2026.
Other summits: Romania
Data sources and how we calculate
- Point forecasts — cards, summit pages, route forecastData: MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0 (Norwegian Meteorological Institute). For the Carpathians it is based on the global HRES model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF): ≈ 9 km grid, 10-day forecast, updated 4 times a day. We request the 0.1° cell around the place and keep the answer up to 3 hours so as not to overload the service. Licence: CC BY 4.0 and NLOD 2.0.
- Our own calculations — estimates, not model outputTemperature is shifted to the real altitude of the place: −0.62 °C per 100 m. The model smooths the mountains, so wind on an open ridge at 1000–2000 m is multiplied by 1–1.5; gusts, when the model has none, are ≈ 1.5 × the wind (marked «≈»). The freezing level on the cards is computed from the temperature at height (−6.5 °C per km). The hiking verdict weighs the start, the highest point and the finish of the route, walking time from length and ascent, and daylight; it accounts for thunderstorms, wind, rain, snow and ice, frost and wind chill, heat and fog. For towns it is a city walk, not a hike.
- ElevationsSummit and place heights come from our checked data and the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 elevation model (≈ 30 m; © DLR, Airbus, EU Copernicus programme and ESA). Where a place has no height, the model terrain height is used.
- Sunrise and sunsetAn astronomical calculation for the place coordinates (PHP date_sun_info) in local time. Mountains on the horizon are not taken into account: in a deep valley the sun rises later.
- Forecast map: precipitation, wind, freezing levelThe ICON-EU model of the German Weather Service (DWD): ≈ 7 km grid, runs at 00 and 12 UTC, forecast to +120 hours; we refresh the map twice a day. Precipitation — rate over the interval and type (snow share); wind — at 800 hPa (≈ 2000 m, ridge height); freezing level — height of 0 °C. Licence CC BY 4.0, source: Deutscher Wetterdienst.
- Official warningsUkraine — Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, Poland — IMGW-PIB, Slovakia — SHMÚ (open CAP data, CC BY 4.0). We check every 30 minutes and show them as published: the source is official, we only display it. The Romanian service ANM publishes no open feed, so for Romania there is only a link to the ANM warnings. Avalanche bulletins and mountain rescue are in the «Official services» block.
- Times and «updated at …»All times are the local time of the country: Ukraine and Romania UTC+2 (+3 in summer), Poland and Slovakia UTC+1 (+2 in summer). «Updated at …» is when we last received the data; «model run of …» is the start time of the model run the forecast comes from.
- Limitations and safetyA forecast is a guide, not a guarantee: mountain weather changes fast, and valleys and ridges have their own microclimate. Check the official warnings before you go and tell someone your route. In an emergency: Ukraine 101 or 112; Poland 985 or 601 100 300; Slovakia 18 300; Romania 0725 826 668 (Salvamont) or 112.
