Timişoara climate

Timişoara is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.6 °C. June is the wettest month (81 mm) and January the driest (42 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Timişoara averages 681 mm of rain, 86 days above 25 °C and 80 days below freezing.

Romania · population 250,849 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 12°
  5. May 17°
  6. Jun 21°
  7. Jul 23°
  8. Aug 23°
  9. Sep 18°
  10. Oct 12°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month August 28 °C
  • Coldest month January -2.6 °C
  • Driest month January 42 mm
  • Wettest month June 81 mm
  • Least cloud August 37 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 40 °C
  • Coldest on record January -23 °C

What to expectTimişoara through the year

Timişoara has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.1 °C in January to 28 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 86 days a year reach 25 °C, 26 of them reach 30 °C, 80 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 42 mm in January to 81 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 4.1 °C 42 mm 70 %
February 6.5 °C 43 mm 66 %
March 11.6 °C 46 mm 60 %
April 17.5 °C 61 mm 56 %
May 22.2 °C 71 mm 56 %
June 25.8 °C 81 mm 50 %
July 27.9 °C 68 mm 41 %
August 28.2 °C 59 mm 37 %
September 22.8 °C 59 mm 49 %
October 17.2 °C 51 mm 54 %
November 10.8 °C 49 mm 65 %
December 4.9 °C 52 mm 71 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January4.1 °C-2.6 °C0.5 °C15.6 °C-23.4 °C0023
February6.5 °C-1.8 °C2.2 °C18.5 °C-21.3 °C0018
March11.6 °C1.7 °C6.6 °C23.8 °C-18.7 °C0011
April17.5 °C6.7 °C12.3 °C30.2 °C-3.6 °C101
May22.2 °C11.6 °C17.2 °C32.4 °C3.3 °C910
June25.8 °C15.5 °C21.0 °C35.7 °C6.5 °C1750
July27.9 °C17.5 °C22.9 °C39.9 °C9.6 °C2390
August28.2 °C17.6 °C23.1 °C38.6 °C9.3 °C24100
September22.8 °C13.0 °C17.9 °C35.4 °C2.4 °C1020
October17.2 °C7.9 °C12.4 °C31.0 °C-4.2 °C101
November10.8 °C3.3 °C6.8 °C24.5 °C-7.5 °C007
December4.9 °C-1.2 °C1.7 °C16.5 °C-21.1 °C0019

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January42 mm99.1 h/day70 %82 %13 km/h
February43 mm910 h/day66 %77 %14 km/h
March46 mm912 h/day60 %71 %15 km/h
April61 mm1014 h/day56 %67 %15 km/h
May71 mm1215 h/day56 %68 %14 km/h
June81 mm1116 h/day50 %68 %13 km/h
July68 mm1015 h/day41 %65 %13 km/h
August59 mm814 h/day37 %63 %12 km/h
September59 mm813 h/day49 %68 %13 km/h
October51 mm811 h/day54 %75 %13 km/h
November49 mm89.5 h/day65 %81 %13 km/h
December52 mm98.7 h/day71 %83 %13 km/h

How Timişoara compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Timişoara 28 °C -2.6 °C 681 mm 86
Szeged · Hungary 28 °C -2.4 °C 569 mm 86
Belgrade · Serbia 29 °C -2.3 °C 669 mm 90
Oradea · Romania 27 °C -2.9 °C 734 mm 72

Where Timişoara ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Timişoara’s climate

When is the best time to visit Timişoara?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Timişoara get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 26 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -2.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 80 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Timişoara?

June, averaging 81 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is January with 42 mm. The year as a whole averages 681 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Timişoara rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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