Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Bucharest across the year
Best-looking months for Bucharest: May, Jun, Oct.
- JanMixedLowLow2 events
- FebMixedLowLowNone listed
- MarGoodLowLow1 event
- AprGoodMediumMedium1 event
- MayGreatMediumMedium3 events
- JunGreatMediumMedium2 events
- JulMixedHighHigh1 event
- AugMixedHighHigh2 events
- SepGreatMediumMedium1 event
- OctGreatLowMediumNone listed
- NovMixedLowLow2 events
- DecGoodMediumMedium6 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
May in Bucharest
Typical highs 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C), lows 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C), rain on about 12 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Warm and green; good month. Typical highs around 23 °C, lows around 11 °C, rain on about 12 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Bucharest
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Romania overall. One of the best months: mild in Transylvania, birds in the Danube Delta, long weekends on 1 May and 1 June fill mountain resorts.Based on: Romania overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Romania overall.Based on: Romania overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: Orthodox Easter (Paștele); Labour Day; București Jazz Festival and other spring festivals.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Orthodox Easter (Paștele) (Date varies yearly; often later than Western Easter)checkA long family weekend; many restaurants and shops close for a day or two, and midnight Saturday services fill churches with candlelit processions.
- Labour Day (1 May)Public holiday; many locals leave the city for a long weekend.
- București Jazz Festival and other spring festivals (Variable, spring)checkConcerts add evening options; check current listings.