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Romania in August

Mixed month. Peak season: Black Sea resorts full, Untold festival in Cluj early in the month, mountain roads busy on weekends.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Romania
Prices
High
Romania

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Romania

Peak season: Black Sea resorts full, Untold festival in Cluj early in the month, mountain roads busy on weekends.

Is another month better than August?

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

  • Bucharest and the southern plain · 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.

  • Transylvanian towns · Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napocabest weather

    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, Apusenibest weather

    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, Sulinahot

    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 Humoruluibest weather

    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-Severinhot

    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 valleybest weather

    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 borderhot

    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 valleysbest weather

    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 Susbest weather

    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, Galațihot

    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 Dorneibest weather

    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 southhot

    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 foothillsbest weather

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

  • Mureș County: Mureș County · Transylvanian Plateau and Carpathian foothillshot

    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 coasthot

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

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

    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 mhot

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

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

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

  • Bucharest29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Aiud28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alba Iulia28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 13 rain days
  • Alexandria30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days
  • Anina29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 13 rain days
  • Arad29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Arieșeni26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Azuga25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bacău30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Baia de Arieș27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Baia Mare28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 13 rain days
  • Băile Govora30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Băile Herculane29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Băile Tuşnad24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bicaz26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Biertan27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bistrița28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 12 rain days
  • Blaj28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bocșa29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Borșa22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 12 rain days
  • Borsec24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Botoșani26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Brad27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Brăila29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bran27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days
  • Brașov24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Breaza25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Breb26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bușteni27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Buzău28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Buziaș28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Calafat30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Călan28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Călărași30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days
  • Călimănești28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Câlnic27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Câmpulung Moldovenesc24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Câmpulung27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Caransebeș28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Carei27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Cavnic24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ciacova29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ciocănești24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ciucea27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cluj-Napoca25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Constanța28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 4 rain days
  • Corund24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Costești30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Costinești29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Craiova30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Curtea de Argeș30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Dârjiu25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Deta29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Deva27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 7 rain days
  • Dumbrăveni27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Eftimie Murgu28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Făgăraș26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Făget28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Galați33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • Gătaia29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Geoagiu27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • Giurgiu31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Gura Humorului27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hațeg25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Horezu27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Huedin26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hunedoara27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Iași27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ieud26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jimbolia29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Jurilovca30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Lugoj30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 3 rain days
  • Lunca Ilvei26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lupeni26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Măgurele30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mamaia30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mangalia29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days
  • Mediaș27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Miercurea Ciuc25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mioveni30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mogoșoaia30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ocna Sibiului29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 12 rain days
  • Oradea27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Orăștie27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oravița30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Orșova30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Păltiniș21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Petroșani27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Piatra Neamț26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pitești28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ploiești29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Poiana Brașov22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Predeal26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days
  • Prejmer25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rădăuți27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Râmnicu Vâlcea29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Râșnov24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Râu de Mori25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Recaș29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Reșița28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Roșia Montană24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Rupea26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Săcele24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sângeorz-Băi23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sânnicolau Mare29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Săpânța27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sasca Montană28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Saschiz26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Satu Mare27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Saturn29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sibiu26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sighetu Marmației26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sighișoara26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Simeria26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sinaia24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Slănic Moldova26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Slănic27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Slatina33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slobozia30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Snagov30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sovata25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ștefănești27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Suceava25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sulina30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Târgoviște30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Târgu Jiu27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Târgu Lăpuș26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târgu Mureș26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Târgu Neamţ27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Târgu Ocna24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Târnăveni28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days
  • Timișoara29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tulcea30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days
  • Turda27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days
  • Turnu Măgurele30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Uricani26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vălenii de Munte29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vama Veche28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Vaslui29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Viscri26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Vișeu de Sus27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zalău27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 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.

  • Assumption (Sfânta Maria)

    15 Aug

    Pilgrimages to monasteries; peak of the summer holiday.

  • Summer terrace season

    About May to September · Bucharest

    Outdoor seating everywhere; beer gardens open in the parks.

  • George Enescu International Festival check

    Odd-numbered years, about three weeks in late summer · Bucharest

    The country's major classical-music festival; book tickets and hotels well ahead.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Romania
High
Prices · Romania
High

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Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Aug: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 3

    May: 3

August: Peak season: Black Sea resorts full, Untold festival in Cluj early in the month, mountain roads busy on weekends.

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.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Where to go in August

Rated best or good this month

  • Transylvanian towns

    Best weather of the year (Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napoca)

  • Carpathian mountains

    Best weather of the year (Bucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, Apuseni)

  • Maramureș and Bucovina

    Best weather of the year (Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humorului)

  • Aiud

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Alba Iulia

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Alexandria

    Best months: May–Oct (check)

  • Anina

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Arad

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Arieșeni

    Best months: May–Sept for hiking, Dec–Feb for ski

  • Azuga

    Best months: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking)

  • Bacău

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Baia de Arieș

    Best months: May–Sep