Orhei in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Orhei sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 190 mm of rain over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Orhei's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Orhei's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 16°C
- Rainfall
- 190 mm
- 27 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Orhei in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Orhei reaches about 27°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Orhei
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Orhei weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0° / -5° | 31 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2° / -4° | 28 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 8° / 0° | 35 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 11.6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 15° / 5° | 44 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 4.8 |
| May | 22° / 11° | 57 | 10.2 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 25° / 15° | 73 | 10.9 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 27° / 16° | 64 | 9.5 | 0 | 15.3 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 27° / 16° | 53 | 6.9 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 21° / 11° | 54 | 7.6 | 0 | 12.4 | 7.0 |
| Oct | 15° / 6° | 40 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 7° / 1° | 36 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 2° / -3° | 33 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Orhei gets around 190 mm of rain over 27 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Orhei?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Orhei for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Orhei in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Orhei sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.
UV index in Orhei in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orhei peaks around July 14 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Orhei?
Orhei sits at 47.4°N, 28.8°E, 86 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Dubăsari, 29 km away.
Topography around Orhei
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Orhei.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Orhei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m.
The land around Orhei is covered by cropland (31%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (25%) within 80 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
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 Orhei (47.385°, 28.8254°, elevation 86 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.