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Cândești

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Total population

534

Air quality index

50Good
Elevation686 m
WeatherAvg high 56.4°F
Coordinates45.32°, 24.97°

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City facts

Overview

Cândești is a small village in Argeș, Romania. The population stands at approximately 534. The settlement sits at 45.323°, 24.972°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,301 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 56.4°F and lows near 39.3°F, together with about 36.3 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.3232
Longitude
24.9716
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
56.4°F
Avg low
39.3°F
Annual precipitation
36.3 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,028
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • brown bear
    Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    86
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    43
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    34
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    32
  • Bohemian knotweed
    Reynoutria ×bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková · Magnoliopsida
    31
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    30
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    29

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2026-08-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Argeș

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,251 ft (686 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,301

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org