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Romania · City

Bucharest
in August.

Illustration of Historic architecture along a cobbled street in Bucharest Old Town; representative Lipscani district, no exact building claimed.
Old Town streets in BucharestDestination view, not month-specific.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

Hot days.
A steady visitor season.

August averages 88°F afternoons, with about 4 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.

Afternoons
88°F
Rain days
4
Visitor demand
83%of October peak

Historical Bucureşti-Ilfov regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.

Overall match

8.0/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#4 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather7.9/10Very good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostCheapfor Europe; Romania-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your August

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 88°F (31°C): summer clothes; nights around 65°F (18°C): light layers. About 14 hours of daylight. About 4 rain days in a typical August.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 14 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 06:17Sunset 20:2365°F88°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 06:17 and sets about 20:23 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 65°F (18°C); afternoons reach about 88°F (31°C). Expect rain on about 4 days in a typical August.

Typical afternoon
88°F (31°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
65°F (18°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 06m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late August?

Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 90°F on the 1st, versus 85°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 17% to 13% between those dates.

Early August 1 August

90°F

Typical afternoon high

17% historical wet-day frequency

Mid August 15 August

89°F

Typical afternoon high

14% historical wet-day frequency

Late August 31 August

85°F

Typical afternoon high

13% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 21 Aug Assumption Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

August 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons cool from about 90°F (32°C) in the first week to 86°F (30°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 11–18%.

School-holiday dates for August 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 21 Aug Assumption Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. August averages 83% of October's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Bucureşti-Ilfov do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

Well below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Romania as a whole
Well below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 68 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

Year-to-year variation

How much does August vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 85°F (30°C) and 93°F (34°C); in 12 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 88°F (31°C). Rain days ranged from 3 to 10; half the years had 3–6.

Rain days in each August

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 3 rain days320112012: 4 rain days42013: 5 rain days52014: 4 rain days42015: 7 rain days72016: 10 rain days102017: 4 rain days42018: 3 rain days32019: 3 rain days32020: 3 rain days32021: 7 rain days72022: 6 rain days62023: 4 rain days42024: 6 rain days62025: 5 rain days52025
Rain days
4
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 7 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
18 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
11 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
24 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201185°F3
201289°F4
201387°F5
201486°F4
201588°F7
201686°F10
201788°F4
201887°F3
201989°F3
202091°F3
202188°F7
202290°F6
202391°F4
202493°F6
202589°F5

Checked against official climate averages for Bucuresti-Baneasa. How we check

Compare dates

July, August
or September?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs October peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJulAugSep
Afternoons88°F88°F79°F
Rain days644
Overnight demand81%83%96%

July: More rain days than August. July guide →

September: Cooler afternoons than August. September guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

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Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. May and September have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than August.

Your comparison

August or July?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest well below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.

Read the July guide →
August compared with another month
Typical conditionsAugustJuly
Afternoons88°F88°F
Nights65°F65°F
Rain days46
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 108.07.7
Month rank#4#7
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January5.8#1241°F25°F84.8Steady all year
February6.4#1046°F28°F65.4Steady all year
March7.1#856°F35°F86.6Steady all year
April8.0#366°F43°F88.3Steady all year
May8.4#275°F51°F109.2Steady all year
June7.8#683°F61°F107.9Steady all year
July7.7#788°F65°F67.4Steady all year
August8.0#488°F65°F47.9Steady all year
September8.5#179°F57°F49.5Steady all year
October7.9#565°F46°F68.4Steady all year
November6.7#953°F38°F75.9Steady all year
December6.0#1144°F30°F75.0Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in August

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better August weather than Bucharest

Bucharest's weather ranks 32 of 41 city regions this month. These city regions outside Romania have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Bucharest.

All of Romania in August · Everywhere in August

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Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 83% of the busiest and about average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Bucureşti-Ilfov region, suburbs included. That means about 12,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 40% of them from Romania itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 9,200 more: 79 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)74
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Bucuresti-Baneasa from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 3°F (1.9°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day5
Busiest month hereOctober · 6
Visitors as share of people present0.5%
Rank among Europe's regions this month5th percentile
Domestic share of nights40%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights79
Visitor share if every platform night were extra0.9%
National hotel-price seasonRomania historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (+3% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used2.3 million
Statistical regionRO32 · Bucureşti-Ilfov

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.