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Romania in April

Good month. Spring blossom and green hills; Orthodox Easter (often April) brings services, painted eggs and closures over the long weekend.

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Medium
Romania
Prices
Medium
Romania

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for Romania

Spring blossom and green hills; Orthodox Easter (often April) brings services, painted eggs and closures over the long weekend.

Is another month better than April?

April is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in April

  • Bucharest and the southern plain · 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.

  • Transylvanian towns · Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napocafine

    Higher and cooler than Bucharest; summer is the easiest season, and the Christmas markets make December worth a cold trip.

  • Carpathian mountains · Bucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, Apusenicool

    Hiking from late June to September; afternoon thunderstorms in summer; ski season December to March at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia. High roads close in winter.

  • Black Sea coast and Danube Delta · Constanța, Mamaia, Vama Veche, Tulcea, Sulinafine

    Beach season is late June to early September; the delta is best for birds in May and September, with mosquitoes from June.

  • Maramureș and Bucovina · Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humoruluifine

    Cold snowy winters and green summers; village festivals and haymaking in July–August; Easter and Christmas customs are strongest here.

  • Banat: Timișoara and the lowlands · Western Plain, Timiș and lower Caraș-Severinbest weather

    Continental: hot July–August (30 °C (86 °F)+), cold December–February. Rain spread through the year.

  • Banat: Banat Mountains · Semenic, Țarcu, Almăj and the Cerna valleyfine

    Cooler and wetter than the plain; snow on the pistes roughly December–March, hiking May–October.

  • Crișana: Crișana plain (Oradea, Arad, Carei) · Western lowland along the Hungarian borderbest weather

    Continental: hot summers near 30 °C (86 °F)+, cold winters that can drop below -10 °C (14 °F). May, June and September are the comfortable months.

  • Crișana: Apuseni foothills and Sălaj · Eastern edge of the regionfine

    Cooler and wetter than the plain; snow can linger into March on higher ground.

  • Harghita: Harghita basin and mountains · Ciuc and Harghita Mountains, river valleysfine

    Warmest months June–August (20–25 °C (68–77 °F)); winters (Dec–Feb) often below freezing with snow; rainy spells in May and October.

  • Maramureș: Maramureș valleys and hills · Baia Mare, Sighetu Marmației, Breb, Vișeu de Susfine

    Continental: warm summers, cold snowy winters. May–September is the working window; spring and autumn are wetter and quieter.

  • Moldavia: Iași and the plains · Iași, Botoșani, Bacău, Galațibest weather

    Continental: hot summers near 30 °C (86 °F)+, cold winters with snow; spring and September–October are the comfortable windows.

  • Moldavia: Ceahlău and the Carpathians · Piatra Neamț, Bicaz, Vatra Dorneifine

    Cooler and wetter than the plains; snow on the high trails from November into April, ski season at Piatra Neamț and Vatra Dornei.

  • Muntenia: Wallachian Plain · Bucharest and the southbest weather

    Continental: hot summers (35 °C (95 °F)+ in July–August), cold winters with snow; spring and autumn are the comfortable months.

  • Muntenia: Mountainous North · Prahova valley and the Carpathian foothillsfine

    Cooler than the plain; snow on high ground Nov–Apr, and the Transfăgărășan closes for winter.

  • Mureș County: Mureș County · Transylvanian Plateau and Carpathian foothillsbest weather

    Summer days can reach 30 °C (86 °F); winters are cold with snow in the mountains.

  • Sea swimming roughly June to mid-September; August is hottest and busiest.

  • Northern Dobruja: Danube Delta (Tulcea, Sulina) · wetlands north of the coastfine

    Bird migration peaks in May and September; summer brings mosquitoes — take repellent.

  • Oltenia: Craiova plain and the Danube · Dolj, Olt and Mehedinți lowlandsbest weather

    Continental: 35 °C (95 °F)+ July–August days, cold fog in December–January. Rain spreads through May–June.

  • Oltenia: Gorj and Vâlcea hills · Târgu Jiu, Rânca, Călimănești, Horezufine

    Cooler than the plain; mountain roads and ski lifts depend on snow from December to March.

  • Southern Bukovina: Suceava county hills · Monastery belt, 300–700 mbest weather

    May–June and September are the driest and quietest; July–August are warm but busy; winters bring snow and some monastery roads are slippery.

  • Transylvania: Brașov and the Carpathian basin · south-east Transylvaniabest weather

    Mountain weather: 30 °C (86 °F)+ in July and August, snow from December to February. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in June.

  • Transylvania: Cluj and the north-west · Someș valleybest weather

    Slightly drier and warmer than Brașov; the Apuseni caves and gorges are open roughly April to October.

  • Bucharest18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Aiud17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Alba Iulia16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Alexandria18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Anina18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arad18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Arieșeni14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Azuga14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bacău18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Baia de Arieș16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Baia Mare16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days
  • Băile Govora18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 5 rain days
  • Băile Herculane16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Băile Tuşnad14 °C (57 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bicaz15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Biertan17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bistrița16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Blaj17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bocșa18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Borșa12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 13 rain days
  • Borsec13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Botoșani15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Brad15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Brăila16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bran15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 5 rain days
  • Brașov14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Breaza15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Breb15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bușteni14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Buzău16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Buziaș16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Calafat18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Călan16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Călărași18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Călimănești17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Câlnic17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Câmpulung Moldovenesc13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Câmpulung16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Caransebeș17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Carei15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cavnic14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ciacova18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ciocănești13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ciucea17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cluj-Napoca15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Constanța14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Corund14 °C (57 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Costești17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Costinești16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Craiova18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Curtea de Argeș16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Dârjiu15 °C (59 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Deta18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Deva17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dumbrăveni17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Eftimie Murgu17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Făgăraș16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Făget16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Galați18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gătaia18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Geoagiu15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Giurgiu18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gura Humorului16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hațeg15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days
  • Horezu16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Huedin16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hunedoara17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Iași15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ieud15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days
  • Jimbolia18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Jurilovca18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Lugoj18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Lunca Ilvei14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Lupeni15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Măgurele15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mamaia16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mangalia16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 5 rain days
  • Mediaș15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Miercurea Ciuc15 °C (59 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mioveni18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mogoșoaia18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ocna Sibiului18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oradea17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Orăștie17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oravița18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Orșova18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Păltiniș10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Petroșani16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Piatra Neamț15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pitești17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ploiești17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Poiana Brașov11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Predeal14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Prejmer15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rădăuți16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Râmnicu Vâlcea17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Râșnov14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Râu de Mori15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Recaș18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Reșița16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Roșia Montană14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Rupea16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Săcele14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sângeorz-Băi13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sânnicolau Mare18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Săpânța16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sasca Montană17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Saschiz16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Satu Mare16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Saturn15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe15 °C (59 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sibiu16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sighetu Marmației15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sighișoara16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Simeria15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sinaia14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Slănic Moldova15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slănic15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slatina19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slobozia18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Snagov16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sovata15 °C (59 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ștefănești16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Suceava15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sulina15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Târgoviște18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târgu Jiu15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Târgu Lăpuș16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Târgu Mureș16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Târgu Neamţ16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târgu Ocna13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 5 rain days
  • Târnăveni16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Timișoara18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tulcea16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Turda15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 5 rain days
  • Turnu Măgurele18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Uricani14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vălenii de Munte17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vama Veche14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vaslui17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Viscri14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vișeu de Sus16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zalău14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days

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 big impact

    Orthodox Good Friday to Easter Monday (30 Apr – 3 May 2027)

    The biggest festival: midnight service with candles, lamb dishes and red eggs; closures from Friday to Monday; trains and buses full.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Romania
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Prices · Romania
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Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Romania, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Apr: Good

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Apr: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Apr: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Apr: 1

    May: 3

April: Spring blossom and green hills; Orthodox Easter (often April) brings services, painted eggs and closures over the long weekend.

May: One of the best months: mild in Transylvania, birds in the Danube Delta, long weekends on 1 May and 1 June fill mountain resorts.

Romania: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

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