Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
Climate chart - Bucharest
The climate of Bucharest is
continental, with cold winters and hot summers.
The city is the capital of Romania and is located in Wallachia, the southern plain.
Winter is cold and gray, with snowfalls and frosts. Sometimes fog can form.
During cold spells, which occur every year or so, the temperature drops to -15 °C (5 °F) or below. The coldest record is -32 °C (-25.5 °F), recorded in January 1942. From 2001 to 2020, the extreme minimum was -25.5 °C (-14 °F), recorded in December 2002.
Summer is hot and sunny, though thunderstorms can break out in the afternoon.
In the hottest periods, the temperature can reach or exceed 35 °C (95 °F). The record heat is 42 °C (107.5 °F), recorded in July 2000.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1 °C (30 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 22.6 °C (73 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Bucharest - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -5 | 3 | -1 | 23 | 37 | 30.2 |
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| February | -4 | 6 | 0.8 | 25 | 42 | 33.4 |
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| March | 0 | 11 | 5.8 | 32 | 53 | 42.4 |
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| April | 5 | 18 | 11.4 | 41 | 64 | 52.6 |
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| May | 10 | 24 | 16.8 | 49 | 75 | 62.2 |
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| June | 14 | 28 | 20.6 | 56 | 82 | 69.2 |
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| July | 15 | 30 | 22.6 | 60 | 86 | 72.7 |
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| August | 15 | 30 | 22.4 | 59 | 86 | 72.2 |
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| September | 10 | 25 | 17.6 | 51 | 76 | 63.6 |
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| October | 5 | 18 | 11.6 | 42 | 64 | 53 |
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| November | 1 | 10 | 5.2 | 33 | 50 | 41.4 |
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| December | -3 | 4 | 0.2 | 26 | 39 | 32.4 |
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| Year | 5.3 | 17.2 | 11.2 | 41.5 | 62.9 | 52 |
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amounts to 595 millimeters (23.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 80 mm (3.1 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Bucharest - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 35 | 1.4 | 6 |
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| February | 35 | 1.4 | 5 |
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| March | 40 | 1.6 | 6 |
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| April | 50 | 2 | 7 |
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| May | 55 | 2.2 | 8 |
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| June | 80 | 3.1 | 8 |
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| July | 65 | 2.6 | 7 |
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| August | 50 | 2 | 5 |
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| September | 55 | 2.2 | 5 |
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| October | 50 | 2 | 5 |
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| November | 45 | 1.8 | 6 |
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| December | 45 | 1.8 | 7 |
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| Year | 595 | 23.4 | 74 |
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On average, there are around 2,110
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Bucharest - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 2.5 | 70 | February | 3 | 85 | March | 4.5 | 140 | April | 6 | 185 | May | 8 | 245 | June | 9 | 265 | July | 9.5 | 290 | August | 9 | 280 | September | 7.5 | 225 | October | 5.5 | 175 | November | 3 | 90 | December | 2 | 65 | Year | 5.8 | 2110 |
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Best Time
To visit Bucharest, you can choose the months of May and September. In summer, sometimes the heat is bearable, while at other times, especially in July and August, it can be intense.
However, at night the temperature drops a lot, so it is better to bring a sweatshirt for the evening even in midsummer.