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Romania in October

Great month. Autumn colour in the Carpathians and Bucovina; high roads start closing late in the month — check.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
Low
Romania
Prices
Medium
Romania

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Romania

Autumn colour in the Carpathians and Bucovina; high roads start closing late in the month — check.

Is another month better than October?

No other month rates higher than October for Romania in this guide.

Weather in October

  • Bucharest and the southern plain · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townsbest weather

    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, Apusenifine

    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 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-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 valleyscool

    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, Horezubest weather

    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.

  • Bucharest17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Aiud17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Alba Iulia18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Alexandria19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Anina19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Arad18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Arieșeni16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Azuga15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bacău18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Baia de Arieș16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Baia Mare18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Băile Govora20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Băile Herculane18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Băile Tuşnad14 °C (57 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bicaz16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Biertan16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bistrița18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Blaj17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bocșa18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Borșa12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days
  • Borsec13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Botoșani15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Brad16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Brăila19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bran15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Brașov14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Breaza15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Breb15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bușteni16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Buzău18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Buziaș18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Calafat20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days
  • Călan18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Călărași18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 5 rain days
  • Călimănești17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Câlnic16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Câmpulung Moldovenesc14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Câmpulung16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Caransebeș17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Carei16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cavnic14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ciacova18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ciocănești14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ciucea16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Cluj-Napoca15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Constanța18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Corund14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Costești17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Costinești18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Craiova18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Curtea de Argeș18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Dârjiu14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Deta18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Deva17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dumbrăveni16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Eftimie Murgu17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Făgăraș15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Făget18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Galați21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gătaia18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Geoagiu16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Giurgiu19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 5 rain days
  • Gura Humorului16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Hațeg16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Horezu16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Huedin15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hunedoara17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Iași15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ieud15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Jimbolia18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Jurilovca20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lugoj18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lunca Ilvei15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lupeni15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days
  • Măgurele18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mamaia21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mangalia20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days
  • Mediaș16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Miercurea Ciuc14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mioveni20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mogoșoaia18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ocna Sibiului18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oradea16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Orăștie16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oravița19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Orșova19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Păltiniș11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Petroșani16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Piatra Neamț15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pitești17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ploiești17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Poiana Brașov12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • Predeal16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Prejmer14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Rădăuți16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Râmnicu Vâlcea18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Râșnov14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Râu de Mori15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Recaș18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Reșița18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Roșia Montană14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rupea15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Săcele14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sângeorz-Băi13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sânnicolau Mare18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Săpânța17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sasca Montană17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Saschiz15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • Satu Mare16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Saturn19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sibiu16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sighetu Marmației16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sighișoara16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Simeria15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sinaia14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Slănic Moldova15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Slănic17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slatina21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slobozia20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Snagov18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sovata14 °C (57 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ștefănești16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Suceava14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sulina20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Târgoviște18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Târgu Jiu16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Târgu Lăpuș15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Târgu Mureș16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târgu Neamţ16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Târgu Ocna14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târnăveni18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Timișoara18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tulcea19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Turda15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Turnu Măgurele20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Uricani16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vălenii de Munte18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vama Veche18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vaslui17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 5 rain days
  • Viscri16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vișeu de Sus16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zalău16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Romania
Low
Prices · Romania
Medium

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Oct: Great

    May: Great

  • Crowds

    Oct: Low

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Oct: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Oct: 0

    May: 3

October: Autumn colour in the Carpathians and Bucovina; high roads start closing late in the month — check.

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in October

Rated best or good this month

  • Bucharest and the southern plain

    Best weather of the year (Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube towns)

  • Transylvanian towns

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

  • Maramureș and Bucovina

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

  • Bucharest

    Mild and golden.

  • Alba Iulia

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Alexandria

    Best months: May–Oct (check)

  • Anina

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Baia Mare

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Băile Govora

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Bicaz

    Best months: May–Oct (check)

  • Bistrița

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Borșa

    Best months: May–Oct for hiking, Dec–Feb for ski (check lift schedule)