Bucharest · Romania · 1995–2024 averages
Bucharest weather, month by month. September is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Bucharest, Romania — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. September comes out on top; January is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
September
bestscore 87.9/100Mild, sticky and dryish, with moderate air.
- Feels like
- 23°
- mild
- Real temp
- 24°
- mild
- Humidity
- 65%
- sticky
- Rain
- 62mm
- dryish
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- bright
- Air quality
- 57
- moderate
- Daylight
- 12.5h
- even
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 31° in July
- Jan-1°freezing
- Feb3°freezing
- Mar8°cold
- Apr15°cool
- May22°mild
- Jun28°warm
- Jul31°warm
- Aug30°warm
- Sep23°mild
- Oct16°cool
- Nov8°cold
- Dec2°freezing
Real temp
3–29° in the shade across the year
- Jan3°freezing
- Feb7°cold
- Mar11°cold
- Apr17°cool
- May23°mild
- Jun27°mild
- Jul29°warm
- Aug29°warm
- Sep24°mild
- Oct17°cool
- Nov11°cold
- Dec5°cold
Humidity
60% at its driest, 85% at its most oppressive
- Jan85%soupy
- Feb79%sweaty
- Mar72%sticky
- Apr69%sticky
- May68%sticky
- Jun68%sticky
- Jul63%comfy
- Aug60%comfy
- Sep65%sticky
- Oct75%sweaty
- Nov83%sweaty
- Dec85%soupy
Rain
82mm in June, 32mm in February
- Jan46mmdryish
- Feb32mmdryish
- Mar48mmdryish
- Apr59mmdryish
- May65mmdryish
- Jun82mmsome rain
- Jul68mmdryish
- Aug50mmdryish
- Sep62mmdryish
- Oct49mmdryish
- Nov48mmdryish
- Dec48mmdryish
Cloud cover
33% at its clearest, 67% at its greyest
- Jan67%mixed
- Feb63%mixed
- Mar60%mixed
- Apr56%mixed
- May54%bright
- Jun47%bright
- Jul35%bright
- Aug33%clear
- Sep46%bright
- Oct53%bright
- Nov65%mixed
- Dec67%mixed
Air quality
worst in January, cleanest in July
- Jan88moderate
- Feb81moderate
- Mar74moderate
- Apr64moderate
- May56moderate
- Jun55moderate
- Jul54moderate
- Aug55moderate
- Sep57moderate
- Oct67moderate
- Nov77moderate
- Dec83moderate
Daylight
8.9h to 15.5h of daylight across the year
- Jan9.3hshort
- Feb10.5hshortish
- Mar11.9hshortish
- Apr13.5heven
- May14.8hlong days
- Jun15.5hlong days
- Jul15.2hlong days
- Aug14hlong days
- Sep12.5heven
- Oct11hshortish
- Nov9.6hshort
- Dec8.9hshort
Bucharest's air changes sharply through the year
The air is at its worst in January at 88 AQI (moderate), and at its cleanest in July at 54 (moderate). It tracks the seasons closely.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1° freezing | 3° freezing | 85% soupy | 46mm dryish | 67% mixed | 88 moderate | 9.3h short |
| February | 3° freezing | 7° cold | 79% sweaty | 32mm dryish | 63% mixed | 81 moderate | 10.5h shortish |
| March | 8° cold | 11° cold | 72% sticky | 48mm dryish | 60% mixed | 74 moderate | 11.9h shortish |
| April | 15° cool | 17° cool | 69% sticky | 59mm dryish | 56% mixed | 64 moderate | 13.5h even |
| May | 22° mild | 23° mild | 68% sticky | 65mm dryish | 54% bright | 56 moderate | 14.8h long days |
| June | 28° warm | 27° mild | 68% sticky | 82mm some rain | 47% bright | 55 moderate | 15.5h long days |
| July | 31° warm | 29° warm | 63% comfy | 68mm dryish | 35% bright | 54 moderate | 15.2h long days |
| August | 30° warm | 29° warm | 60% comfy | 50mm dryish | 33% clear | 55 moderate | 14h long days |
| September | 23° mild | 24° mild | 65% sticky | 62mm dryish | 46% bright | 57 moderate | 12.5h even |
| October | 16° cool | 17° cool | 75% sweaty | 49mm dryish | 53% bright | 67 moderate | 11h shortish |
| November | 8° cold | 11° cold | 83% sweaty | 48mm dryish | 65% mixed | 77 moderate | 9.6h short |
| December | 2° freezing | 5° cold | 85% soupy | 48mm dryish | 67% mixed | 83 moderate | 8.9h short |
Bucharest weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Bucharest?
- September scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 23° feels-like, 62mm of rain and 65% humidity. January is the month to avoid: 46mm of rain and 88 AQI.
- How hot does Bucharest get?
- July is the peak, at 31° feels-like (29° in the shade) — warm. Even in September it reaches 23°.
- When is the rainy season in Bucharest?
- June is the wettest month at 82mm, and February the driest at just 32mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Bucharest?
- January is the worst month at 88 AQI (moderate), and July the best at 54 (moderate).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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