Weatheo

Bucharest Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Bucharest, Romania, month by month, built from OpenWeather's historical records. Use it to see what a typical Bucharest month looks like before you travel — then check the live Bucharest forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

August

31°C average high

Coolest month

January

-3°C average low

Wettest month

May

66 mm of rain

Driest month

January

18 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Bucharest by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord low / highRainfallHumidityWind
January5°C-3°C-22°C / 20°C
18 mm
83%10 km/h
February8°C-1°C-15°C / 23°C
21 mm
79%10 km/h
March13°C2°C-18°C / 28°C
44 mm
70%11 km/h
April18°C6°C-2°C / 31°C
40 mm
66%11 km/h
May23°C11°C1°C / 33°C
66 mm
68%10 km/h
June28°C16°C5°C / 39°C
61 mm
69%9 km/h
July30°C18°C8°C / 40°C
59 mm
61%9 km/h
August31°C18°C9°C / 38°C
33 mm
57%10 km/h
September25°C13°C3°C / 37°C
27 mm
64%10 km/h
October18°C8°C-5°C / 31°C
57 mm
76%9 km/h
November12°C4°C-8°C / 26°C
46 mm
84%9 km/h
December7°C-1°C-20°C / 18°C
32 mm
84%9 km/h

Best time to visit Bucharest

The most comfortable time to visit Bucharest is generally May to June and September, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around May, totalling about 503 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for August, when highs average 31°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 66 mm, roughly 4× the rainfall of January.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Bucharest forecast for what is happening now.

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