When to go · Bucharest
Bucharest in July
Mixed month. Hot afternoons; cluster indoors midday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Romania overall
- Prices
- High
- Romania overall
Verdict
Hot afternoons; cluster indoors midday.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than July?
July is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in July
- BucharestHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townshot
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.
Summer season
Long evenings, beer gardens in Herăstrău, and the George Enescu Festival in odd-numbered years.
Watch: 27–29 °C highs with little shade on the wide boulevards; sudden storms.
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.
Summer terrace season
About May to September · Old Town, Cișmigiu, Herăstrău
Outdoor seating everywhere; beer gardens open in the parks.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- High
- Prices · Romania overall
- High
Romania overall: Transfăgărășan usually opens; Bucharest heatwaves; festivals such as Electric Castle near Cluj; the coast fills.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bucharest, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jul: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Jul: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Jul: 8 (better)
May: 12
Crowds
Jul: High
May: Medium
Prices
Jul: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 1
May: 3
July: Hot afternoons; cluster indoors midday.
May: Warm and green; good month.
Bucharest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen