Braşov
City in Romania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Brasov, Piata Sfatului: Constantin Barbu, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Braşov is a city in Romania, in Brașov County. About 253,200 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Romania in our atlas.
It lies at 45.65° N, 25.61° E, about 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Bucharest time zone.
Location
Red dot: Braşov. Green dots: other major cities of Romania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Braşov has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 23°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -9°C (15°F). Around 785 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in RomaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Târgu Mureş · 128 km
- Bucharest · 140 km
- Galaţi · 191 km
- Cluj-Napoca · 199 km
- Craiova · 204 km
- Iaşi · 229 km
- Constanţa · 286 km
- Timişoara · 340 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 683844 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q16898139 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Brasov, Piata Sfatului: Constantin Barbu, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)