Alba Iulia weather in October

In October, Alba Iulia sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.7 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 33% 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 Alba Iulia's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alba Iulia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Alba Iulia is locality in Alba County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Alba Iulia reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°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)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5178
6178
7177
8177
9177
10167
11167
12167
13166
14166
15156
16156
17156
18155
19145
20145
21145
22145
23145
24135
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30124
31124

How October really feels in Alba Iulia

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.

Alba Iulia 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 / -4°378.96.98.90.0
Feb / -3°389.26.1100.1
Mar / 5310.64.211.61.9
Apr15° / 7413.41.113.34.2
May20° / 10°9215.9014.75.4
Jun23° / 13°11516.8015.55.8
Jul25° / 15°9915.4015.26.1
Aug26° / 14°7912.80146.6
Sep21° / 10°6810.2012.36.4
Oct15° / 558.70.510.74.8
Nov / 428.62.99.21.7
Dec / -2°459.25.78.50.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124852
134852
144753
154654
164555
174654
184654
194555
204555
214753
224654
234654
244852
254852
264852
274951
284951
294951
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Alba Iulia gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1300
2300
3291
4291
5291
6291
7291
8291
9291
10291
11291
12291
13291
14291
15292
16292
17292
18292
19292
20292
21292
22282
23282
24282
25272
26272
27262
28263
29263
30263
31263

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
3928
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 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:305:59
211.46:315:57
311.46:335:55
411.36:345:53
511.36:365:51
611.26:375:49
711.26:385:47
811.16:405:46
911.06:415:44
1011.06:425:42
1110.96:445:40
1210.96:455:38
1310.86:475:36
1410.86:485:34
1510.76:495:32
1610.76:515:31
1710.66:525:29
1810.66:545:27
1910.56:555:25
2010.56:565:24
2110.46:585:22
2210.46:595:20
2310.37:015:19
2410.27:025:17
2510.27:045:15
2610.17:055:14
2710.17:065:12
2810.07:085:11
2910.07:095:09
309.97:115:08
319.97:125:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
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
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Alba Iulia?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Alba Iulia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alba Iulia in October

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

In October, Alba Iulia sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alba Iulia 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 Alba Iulia peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alba Iulia?

Alba Iulia sits at 46.1°N, 23.6°E, 219 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Sebeş, 12 km away.

SibiuDeva

Topography around Alba Iulia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alba Iulia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 871 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Alba Iulia is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), grassland (29%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
871 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Sebeş 12 km · Blaj 28 km · Aiud 29 km · Cugir 30 km · Orăştie 39 km · Ocna Mureş 41 km · Sibiu 53 km · Deva 57 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 Alba Iulia (46.0667°, 23.5833°, elevation 219 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).