Ocna Șugatag

Ocna Șugatag
View of Ocna Șugatag village
View of Ocna Șugatag village
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Ocna Șugatag is located in Romania
Ocna Șugatag
Ocna Șugatag
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°56′E / 47.783°N 23.933°E / 47.783; 23.933
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
SubdivisionsBreb, Hoteni, Ocna Șugatag, Sat-Șugatag
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Oanea[1] (CMM)
Area
85.20 km2 (32.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,617
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitewww.primariaocnasugatag.ro

Ocna Șugatag (Hungarian: Aknasugatag; Ukrainian: Окна-Шугатаг) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Breb (Bréb), Hoteni (Hotinka), Ocna Șugatag, and Sat-Șugatag (Falusugatag). A health resort, it is well known for its salt water.

At the 2011 census, 89.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 8.3% Hungarians and 2.3% Roma.

Climate

Climate data for Ocna Șugatag (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
17.3
(63.1)
23.8
(74.8)
29.2
(84.6)
30.0
(86.0)
32.3
(90.1)
35.2
(95.4)
35.8
(96.4)
33.7
(92.7)
28.4
(83.1)
26.4
(79.5)
15.7
(60.3)
35.8
(96.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
3.8
(38.8)
8.6
(47.5)
15.3
(59.5)
20.2
(68.4)
23.5
(74.3)
25.1
(77.2)
25.4
(77.7)
20.0
(68.0)
14.7
(58.5)
8.7
(47.7)
2.4
(36.3)
14.1
(57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
3.3
(37.9)
9.3
(48.7)
14.1
(57.4)
17.5
(63.5)
19.0
(66.2)
18.9
(66.0)
13.8
(56.8)
9.0
(48.2)
4.3
(39.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)
−3.9
(25.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
4.2
(39.6)
8.5
(47.3)
11.9
(53.4)
13.3
(55.9)
13.1
(55.6)
9.0
(48.2)
4.9
(40.8)
1.0
(33.8)
−3.7
(25.3)
4.4
(39.9)
Record low °C (°F) −21.7
(−7.1)
−16.3
(2.7)
−7.3
(18.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
4.0
(39.2)
4.8
(40.6)
4.4
(39.9)
−0.3
(31.5)
−9.5
(14.9)
−13.9
(7.0)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−23.3
(−9.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39.8
(1.57)
41.8
(1.65)
49.0
(1.93)
50.4
(1.98)
92.3
(3.63)
99.8
(3.93)
100.9
(3.97)
76.5
(3.01)
66.9
(2.63)
61.4
(2.42)
48.5
(1.91)
51.5
(2.03)
778.8
(30.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.4 9.0 8.6 8.9 12.0 11.5 11.8 8.3 8.6 7.9 8.7 9.0 112.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 73.1 90.8 148.1 192.6 239.5 259.3 272.1 275.7 190.3 151.9 94.8 58.2 2,046.4
Source: NOAA[3]

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