Codru weather in September

In September, Codru sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Codru's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Codru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Codru is town in Moldova, second largest suburb of Chișinău city.

Founded
1945

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Codru reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22414
32414
42413
52413
62413
72313
82313
92313
102312
112312
122212
132212
142212
152212
162212
172211
182111
192111
202111
212111
222011
232011
242010
252010
262010
271910
281910
291910
301910

How September really feels in Codru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Codru weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°336.64.88.70.0
Feb / -3°275.83.4100.0
Mar / 357.92.311.61.7
Apr16° / 478.80.313.34.9
May22° / 11°5410.1014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°6910.5015.66.7
Jul28° / 17°599.1015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°496.60147.1
Sep22° / 12°487.1012.47.1
Oct15° / 406010.64.9
Nov / 365.51.69.11.4
Dec / -3°356.43.68.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36040
46040
55941
65941
75941
85941
95743
105743
115743
125644
135644
145644
155644
165545
175545
185545
195446
205347
215347
225248
235149
245050
255050
265050
275050
284951
294852
304852

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Codru gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
724
824
924
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3021

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1642610
266259
367249
469238
571227
673216
774206
876195
976195
1077185
1179174
1279174
1380164
1480164
1581154
1681154
1781154
1881154
1982144
2082144
2183143
2283143
2383143
2483143
2583143
2683143
2783143
2883143
2983143
3083143

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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2611calm
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2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:296:40
213.15:306:38
313.15:326:36
413.05:336:34
513.05:346:32
612.95:366:30
712.85:376:28
812.85:386:26
912.75:406:24
1012.75:416:22
1112.65:426:19
1212.65:446:17
1312.55:456:15
1412.45:466:13
1512.45:486:11
1612.35:496:09
1712.35:506:07
1812.25:526:05
1912.25:536:03
2012.15:556:01
2112.05:565:58
2212.05:575:56
2311.95:595:54
2411.96:005:52
2511.86:015:50
2611.86:035:48
2711.76:045:46
2811.66:065:44
2911.66:075:42
3011.56:085:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Codru?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Codru for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Codru in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Codru sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Codru in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Codru peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Codru?

Codru sits at 47.0°N, 28.8°E, 132 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Chisinau, 5.0 km away.

HînceştiStrășeniDubăsariOrheiBenderCăuşeni

Topography around Codru

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Codru.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Codru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Codru is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (27%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Chisinau 5.0 km · Durleşti 7.0 km · Hînceşti 24 km · Strășeni 24 km · Dubăsari 42 km · Orhei 45 km · Bender 52 km · Căuşeni 59 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Codru (46.9765°, 28.819°, elevation 132 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).