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Best time to visit Chisinau

September is the best time to visit Chisinau for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 95/100
The least cloud August 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 27 mm
Warmth July 28 °C
Cooler weather January 1.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 95 22 °C 7
2 May 90 22 °C 10
3 June 87 26 °C 10
4 August 86 28 °C 6
5 July 82 28 °C 9
6 October 73 15 °C 6
7 April 72 16 °C 9
8 November 46 8.3 °C 5
9 March 45 9.3 °C 7
10 February 33 4.0 °C 6
11 January 32 1.5 °C 6
12 December 32 2.9 °C 6

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 2.9 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 1.5 °C 34 mm 75 %
February 4.0 °C 27 mm 72 %
March 9.3 °C 36 mm 64 %
April 16.0 °C 47 mm 59 %
May 22.0 °C 54 mm 53 %
June 25.8 °C 71 mm 50 %
July 27.9 °C 59 mm 42 %
August 27.7 °C 49 mm 38 %
September 21.8 °C 48 mm 50 %
October 15.2 °C 40 mm 57 %
November 8.3 °C 37 mm 72 %
December 2.9 °C 36 mm 75 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.