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Baia Mare

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Baia Mare month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Baia Mare are typically June, July and August, with average daytime highs around 25–27°C. August is usually the warmest month (average high 27°C), January the coldest (average low -4°C), and May the wettest (about 110 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

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MonthAvg high (°C)Avg low (°C)Rain (mm)Sunshine (h/day)
January2.2-3.6994.1
February5.9-1.2785.4
March10.71.1687.8
April15.95.66710.1
May19.810.111011.4
June24.815.210312.8
July25.816.28413.0
August26.916.84812.2
September21.612.5959.7
October15.37.3717.4
November9.33.1804.8
December4.3-0.6903.4

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Previously

  1. Baia Mare Cyanide Spill

    On 30 January 2000, a tailing dam at the Aurul gold processing plant broke, releasing toxic cyanide and heavy metal-laced wastewater into the River Tisza.

Current public leadership

  • Ioan-Doru Dăncuș

    Wikidata currently records this person as Baia Mare's head of government. Romanian politician from Baia Mare, Maramureș County.

People associated with this place

  • Adrian Ghenie

    Contemporary painter born in Baia Mare.

  • Paula Seling

    Singer and composer born in Baia Mare.

  • Adrian Sina

    Singer and composer born in Baia Mare.

Historical figures

  • Simon Hollósy

    Young Hungarian painter who taught Western European techniques in his Baia Mare studio and co-founded the artists' colony.

  • Pintea Viteazul

    Freed Baia Mare for a short period from Austrian rule in 1703; considered an important figure in the town's history representing freedom.

  • Petre Dulfu

    Philologist after whom the County Library in Baia Mare is named.

Local business and employers

  • Transport Local Urbis Baia Mare

    Structured data records this business as headquartered in Baia Mare.

  • Meze Audio

    Structured data records this business as headquartered in Baia Mare. Romainian high-end headphone company.

  • SC MERCALI

    Structured data records this business as headquartered in Baia Mare. Romanian company.

  • FLYNG IMPEX

    Structured data records this business as headquartered in Baia Mare. Romanian company.

  • MERCALI

    Structured data records this business as headquartered in Baia Mare. Romanian company.

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01 · Overview

Baia Mare, in brief

Baia Mare is a city located in northwestern Romania and serves as the capital and largest municipality of Maramureș County. Situated along the Săsar River, the settlement functions as a prominent economic, cultural, and educational center within the historical region of Maramureș.

Cultural exchange and artistic development have long characterized the urban identity of Baia Mare, historically known as Nagybánya. In the late nineteenth century, a group of young Hungarian painters including Simon Hollósy, István Réti, János Thorma, Béla Iványi-Grünwald, and Károly Ferenczy traveled to Munich to study art. Lacking an academy of art in Hungary at the time, these artists eventually established the Nagybánya artists' colony in the city. Hollósy taught new Western European techniques in his local studio, while the collective focused on naturalism and plein air painting.

The collaborative efforts of these artists deeply shaped the trajectory of twentieth-century Hungarian and Romanian art. Works produced by members of the colony have been preserved and exhibited internationally, including at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest, which organized notable retrospectives such as the 2009 exhibition Munich in Hungarian, Hungarian Artists in Munich 1850-1914 and the 1966 centennial exhibition dedicated to the art of Nagybánya. Beyond its visual arts heritage, the city achieved recognition as the Romanian Youth Capital between 2 May 2018 and 1 May 2019, reinforcing its role as a regional hub for younger populations.

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01 · Q&A

Where is Baia Mare located and what are its coordinates?

Baia Mare is situated in Romania at geographic coordinates 47.6573, 23.5681, with an elevation monitored in regional geographic surveys.

02 · Q&A

What is the population and time zone of Baia Mare?

Baia Mare has a recorded population of approximately 108,759 and observes the Europe/Bucharest time zone.

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What languages and currency are used in Baia Mare?

Official and commonly spoken languages in Baia Mare include Romanian, Hungarian, ROM, with RON used for local transactions.

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