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Best time to visit Bucharest

September is the best time to visit Bucharest for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days.

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 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 34 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 2.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 95 23 °C 6
2 May 88 23 °C 11
3 August 81 29 °C 7
4 June 81 26 °C 12
5 October 79 17 °C 7
6 July 78 29 °C 10
7 April 75 17 °C 9
8 March 51 11 °C 8
9 November 50 10 °C 7
10 February 33 6.0 °C 6
11 January 31 2.8 °C 7
12 December 30 4.3 °C 7

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 4.3 °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 2.8 °C 39 mm 65 %
February 6.0 °C 34 mm 63 %
March 11.3 °C 47 mm 60 %
April 17.2 °C 58 mm 56 %
May 22.6 °C 71 mm 54 %
June 26.4 °C 89 mm 47 %
July 28.6 °C 79 mm 36 %
August 28.8 °C 49 mm 33 %
September 23.4 °C 61 mm 45 %
October 17.0 °C 52 mm 55 %
November 10.3 °C 46 mm 65 %
December 4.3 °C 46 mm 65 %

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.