When to go · Bucharest
Bucharest in April
Good month. Warm; terraces open.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Romania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Romania overall
Verdict
Warm; terraces open.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than April?
April is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in April
- BucharestHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townsfine
Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) and winters bring snow and –10 °C (50 °F) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.Continental: summers regularly reach 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) and winters bring snow and –50 °F (10 °C) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.
Spring season
Terraces reopen, Cișmigiu's flower beds bloom, and the weather is mild for walking between clusters.
Watch: Orthodox Easter closures; a rainy week is common.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Orthodox Easter (Paștele) check
Date varies yearly; often later than Western Easter · Citywide, especially churches
A long family weekend; many restaurants and shops close for a day or two, and midnight Saturday services fill churches with candlelit processions.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- Medium
- Prices · Romania overall
- Medium
Romania overall: Spring blossom and green hills; Orthodox Easter (often April) brings services, painted eggs and closures over the long weekend.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bucharest, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Good
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Apr: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 10 (better)
May: 12
Crowds
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
May: 3
April: Warm; terraces open.
May: Warm and green; good month.
Bucharest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast