When to go · Bucharest
Bucharest, month by month
The best months for Bucharest: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold and grey; snow some years.2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedCold; short days.5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodMild, some rain; museums quiet.11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodWarm; terraces open.18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatWarm and green; good month.23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatWarm; long evenings, occasional storms.27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyMixedHot afternoons; cluster indoors midday.29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedHottest; many locals away.29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatWarm and calm; best month for walking.24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatMild and golden.17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedCold and grey; early dusk.10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodCold; Christmas market and lights.4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 6 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bucharest, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jun: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jun: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jun: 11 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 3
Jun: 2
May: Warm and green; good month.
June: Warm; long evenings, occasional storms.
Bucharest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.