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Buşteni at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | |
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mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 17 | — | — | 5 |
max °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
min °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
chill °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
Humid % | 68 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 46 | 68 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 48 | 57 |
Freeze m | 3250 | 3350 | 4050 | 4350 | 4500 | 4550 | 4600 | 4750 | 4800 | 4650 | 4700 | 4550 | 4450 | 4300 | 4250 | 4050 | 4000 | 4100 |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 2 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Romania are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Romania are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Buşteni at the specific elevation of 1280 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Buşteni. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Romania.
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Resort name is also written as Busteni.
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Overall 4.8 Based on 2 votes and 2 reviews
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- 30lei from Romania writes:
altitude: 850 – 950 m northern latitude 45º25’ eastern longitude 25º33’ located on DN 1 (E15) <Bucuresti – Ploiesti – Sinaia – Cimpina – Brasov>
Visitor Reviews of Buşteni
30lei from Romania writes:
altitude: 850 – 950 m
northern latitude 45º25’
eastern longitude 25º33’
located on DN 1 (E15) <Bucuresti – Ploiesti – Sinaia – Cimpina – Brasov>
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