Aiud weather in October

In October, Aiud sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Aiud's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aiud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Aiud is locality in Alba County, Romania.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

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

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3198
4188
5188
6187
7187
8187
9177
10177
11177
12176
13166
14166
15166
16166
17165
18155
19155
20155
21155
22145
23144
24144
25144
26144
27134
28134
29133
30133
31133

How October really feels in Aiud

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Aiud weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°287.35.28.80.0
Feb / -3°267.14.4100.2
Mar10° / 409.12.511.62.4
Apr16° / 5410.80.613.34.9
May21° / 10°7313.7014.75.9
Jun24° / 13°9013.7015.56.3
Jul26° / 15°8313.2015.26.2
Aug27° / 15°6810.60146.8
Sep22° / 11°569.3012.36.8
Oct16° / 457.80.210.75.2
Nov / 337.129.21.9
Dec / -3°35848.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85446
95446
105347
115347
125446
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215347
225347
235446
245446
255446
265545
275545
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Aiud gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1250
2250
3240
4240
5240
6240
7250
8250
9250
10251
11251
12261
13261
14261
15261
16271
17271
18271
19271
20261
21261
22261
23261
24251
25251
26241
27241
28231
29231
30221
31222

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5937
6946
7946
8955
9964
10964
11973
12973
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:305:59
211.46:315:57
311.46:325:55
411.36:345:53
511.36:355:51
611.26:375:49
711.16:385:47
811.16:395:45
911.06:415:43
1011.06:425:41
1110.96:435:39
1210.96:455:37
1310.86:465:35
1410.86:485:33
1510.76:495:32
1610.76:515:30
1710.66:525:28
1810.56:535:26
1910.56:555:24
2010.46:565:23
2110.46:585:21
2210.36:595:19
2310.37:015:18
2410.27:025:16
2510.27:035:14
2610.17:055:13
2710.17:065:11
2810.07:085:10
2910.07:095:08
309.97:115:07
319.97:125:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Aiud?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Aiud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aiud in October

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

In October, Aiud sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aiud in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aiud peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aiud?

Aiud sits at 46.3°N, 23.7°E, 254 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Ocna Mureş, 13 km away.

SebeşTârnăveni

Topography around Aiud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aiud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,015 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,003 m.

The land around Aiud is covered by cropland (43%), trees (20%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (33%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
1,015 m
80 km
2,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ocna Mureş 13 km · Blaj 21 km · Turda 29 km · Alba Iulia 29 km · Câmpia Turzii 29 km · Luduş 35 km · Sebeş 41 km · Târnăveni 44 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

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 Aiud (46.3101°, 23.7213°, elevation 254 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).