Miercurea-Ciuc logs Romania's lowest temperature, -10.5 degrees, on 8 November 2026

Miercurea-Ciuc, in Harghita county, recorded the lowest temperature in Romania on the morning of 8 November 2026, at -10.5 degrees Celsius, according to Agerpres. The minimum, close to -11 degrees, was registered around 6.00, and temperatures rose quickly afterwards. The reading is below the usual average for the period, but it is not a record for 8 November in the town, where the mark remains -19.6 degrees, set in 1988.

“It was the lowest minimum in the country, minus 10.5, but no record was set.”

Meteorologist Paul Cioban of the Transilvania Sud regional meteorological centre said temperatures similar to those of Sunday morning were expected on Monday, 9 November, before a gradual warming. Other readings on 8 November included -9.9 degrees in Toplita, -8.5 in Joseni, -6.5 at Bucin, -5.3 in Odorheiu Secuiesc, -3 in Bucharest, -6 in Brasov and Bacau, -5 in Cluj-Napoca, and -7 in Radauti and Satu Mare. The forecast said temperatures could exceed normal values between 12 and 13 November.