Ungheni weather in August

In August, Ungheni sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ungheni's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ungheni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:11 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ungheni is city in Moldova.

Density
2,099/km²
people per km²
Founded
1462

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ungheni reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
72817
82817
92817
102817
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212716
222716
232716
242715
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302514
312514

How August really feels in Ungheni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Ungheni weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°286.75.28.70.0
Feb / -4°286.13.7100.0
Mar / 368.42.611.61.8
Apr16° / 468.90.413.35.0
May22° / 11°6110.8014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611015.66.6
Jul28° / 17°7010015.36.4
Aug27° / 16°507.10147.0
Sep22° / 12°507.5012.47.0
Oct15° / 446.60.110.64.9
Nov / 365.92.19.11.4
Dec / -3°356.94.48.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
57030
66931
76931
86931
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
167129
177030
187030
197030
207030
216832
226832
236832
246733
256733
266634
276535
286436
296436
306337
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ungheni gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
427
526
625
725
824
923
1022
1122
1221
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1921
2021
2122
2222
2323
2423
2524
2624
2725
2825
2926
3026
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
117353315
217353215
318363215
419363114
520363013
621363013
722372912
823382811
924382810
102539279
112740268
122840257
132941246
143041236
153241235
163341224
173440224
183540223
193640213
203739212
213939202
224038202
234237202
244436191
254635181
264834181
275032171
285231161
295430151
305729140
315928130

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:517:38
214.74:537:37
314.74:547:35
414.64:557:34
514.64:577:33
614.64:587:31
714.54:597:30
814.55:007:28
914.45:027:26
1014.45:037:25
1114.35:047:23
1214.35:067:22
1314.25:077:20
1414.25:087:18
1514.15:107:16
1614.15:117:15
1714.05:127:13
1814.05:147:11
1913.95:157:09
2013.95:167:08
2113.85:187:06
2213.75:197:04
2313.75:217:02
2413.65:227:00
2513.65:236:58
2613.55:256:56
2713.55:266:54
2813.45:276:52
2913.45:296:50
3013.35:306:48
3113.25:316:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ungheni?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ungheni for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ungheni in August

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

In August, Ungheni sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ungheni in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ungheni 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
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ungheni?

Ungheni sits at 47.2°N, 27.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Iași, 16 km away.

Bilicenii VechiStrășeniBălţiHuşiVasluiHînceştiRoman

Topography around Ungheni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ungheni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m.

The land around Ungheni is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
558 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Iași 16 km · Bilicenii Vechi 53 km · Strășeni 62 km · Bălţi 62 km · Huşi 63 km · Vaslui 64 km · Hînceşti 73 km · Roman 74 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 Ungheni (47.2102°, 27.8001°, elevation 66 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).