Târgu Mureş

City in Romania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

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Overview

Târgu Mureş is a city in Romania, in Mureș County. About 212,752 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Romania in our atlas.

It lies at 46.54° N, 24.56° E, about 319 m (1,047 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Bucharest time zone.

Location

Red dot: Târgu Mureş. Green dots: other major cities of Romania. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Târgu Mureş has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 660 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.

1°-7°Jan314°-6°Feb3010°-2°Mar3916°4°Apr5221°10°May7925°14°Jun10127°16°Jul8828°15°Aug6722°10°Sep5116°4°Oct509°0°Nov372°-5°Dec35mm

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.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Collage Marosvásárhely: Original uploader was Kulja at hu.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)