Alexandria weather in August

In August, Alexandria sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alexandria's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alexandria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:28 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Alexandria is locality in Teleorman County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1834

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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alexandria reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Alexandria

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.

Alexandria weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°386.949.10.0
Feb / -2°346.33.210.20.7
Mar12° / 468.22.211.63.4
Apr18° / 539.60.213.25.8
May24° / 13°7011.7014.56.6
Jun28° / 17°8712.2015.25.8
Jul30° / 19°789.3014.95.2
Aug30° / 19°517.1013.85.5
Sep25° / 14°545.7012.37.6
Oct18° / 486.70.110.86.2
Nov11° / 416.41.49.42.7
Dec / -2°417.12.98.80.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
78020
88119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alexandria gets around 51 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
426
526
625
725
824
924
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1522
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
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2422
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2622
2722
2822
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3021
3121

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
172838252
272838243
372938243
482937233
583037223
693136213
793136203
8103236203
9103336193
10113436182
11113536172
12113636152
13123636142
14123736142
15123836131
16133836121
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18133936111
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2014403690
2115403690
2216403680
2317403570
2418413470
2520413360
2622413160
2724413050
2826412850
2928412750
3031412540
3133402340

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
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159calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:117:39
214.45:127:38
314.45:137:36
414.45:147:35
514.35:157:34
614.35:167:32
714.25:177:31
814.25:187:30
914.15:207:28
1014.15:217:27
1114.15:227:25
1214.05:237:24
1314.05:247:23
1413.95:257:21
1513.95:267:19
1613.85:287:18
1713.85:297:16
1813.75:307:15
1913.75:317:13
2013.75:327:11
2113.65:347:10
2213.65:357:08
2313.55:367:06
2413.55:377:05
2513.45:387:03
2613.45:397:01
2713.35:416:59
2813.35:426:58
2913.25:436:56
3013.25:446:54
3113.15:456:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alexandria?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alexandria for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alexandria in August

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

In August, Alexandria sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alexandria in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Alexandria peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Alexandria in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alexandria is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alexandria?

Alexandria sits at 44.0°N, 25.3°E, 48 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Roșiorii de Vede, 32 km away.

Turnu MăgureleGiurgiuRuseCorabiaSector 5

Topography around Alexandria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alexandria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Alexandria is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Roșiorii de Vede 32 km · Zimnicea 36 km · Svishtov 41 km · Turnu Măgurele 46 km · Giurgiu 52 km · Ruse 52 km · Corabia 71 km · Sector 5 74 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 Alexandria (43.9833°, 25.3333°, elevation 48 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).