Weather in Bucharest

What's the weather like in Bucharest?

Bucharest has a wide swing between hot summers and cold winters and moderate rainfall spread across the year. Average daytime highs range from 1°C (34°F) in January to 30°C (86°F) in July, with overnight lows around -5°C (23°F) and 16°C (61°F) respectively.

For comfortable sightseeing temperatures (18–26°C daytime highs), the best months to visit Bucharest are April through June, and September through October.

Quick facts

Country
🇷🇴 Romania
Region
Europe
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
44.427, 26.102

Monthly climate

Long-run averages for each month of the year.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallRain daysSnow days
January 1°C / 34°F -5°C / 23°F 40 mm 9 5
February 4°C / 39°F -3°C / 27°F 30 mm 7 4
March 11°C / 52°F 1°C / 34°F 35 mm 8 1
April 18°C / 64°F 6°C / 43°F 45 mm 10 0
May 23°C / 73°F 11°C / 52°F 70 mm 12 0
June 27°C / 81°F 15°C / 59°F 80 mm 11 0
July 30°C / 86°F 16°C / 61°F 55 mm 8 0
August 29°C / 84°F 16°C / 61°F 40 mm 7 0
September 24°C / 75°F 12°C / 54°F 40 mm 6 0
October 18°C / 64°F 7°C / 45°F 30 mm 7 0
November 9°C / 48°F 2°C / 36°F 40 mm 9 1
December 2°C / 36°F -3°C / 27°F 40 mm 9 3

Bucharest by month

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