Plopeni

Town in Prahova, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Prahova County

(2020–2024) Dragoș Niță^[1] (PNL)Area

4.73 km² (1.83 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

6,709 • Density1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.PHWebsitewww.primariaplopeni.ro

Plopeni (Romanian pronunciation: [ploˈpenʲ]) is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 6,709 as of 2021.

Climate

Plopeni has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Climate data for Plopeni
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.7 (36.9)	5.4 (41.7)	10.4 (50.7)	15.9 (60.6)	21 (70)	24.6 (76.3)	26.8 (80.2)	27 (81)	21.7 (71.1)	15.6 (60.1)	9.8 (49.6)	4.6 (40.3)	15.5 (59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.6 (29.1)	0.5 (32.9)	5 (41)	10.6 (51.1)	15.9 (60.6)	19.9 (67.8)	22 (72)	22 (72)	16.7 (62.1)	10.7 (51.3)	5.5 (41.9)	0.3 (32.5)	10.6 (51.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.4 (22.3)	−3.8 (25.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	4.5 (40.1)	9.8 (49.6)	14 (57)	16.1 (61.0)	16.2 (61.2)	11.5 (52.7)	6 (43)	1.8 (35.2)	−3 (27)	5.6 (42.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	41 (1.6)	52 (2.0)	65 (2.6)	83 (3.3)	88 (3.5)	75 (3.0)	50 (2.0)	59 (2.3)	59 (2.3)	53 (2.1)	54 (2.1)	724 (28.6)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/plopeni-45730/

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.