Arad weather in August

In August, Arad sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 58 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Arad's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:39 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Arad is locality in Arad County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.9 µg/m³ · 2018

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Arad reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
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182917
192916
202816
212816
222816
232816
242816
252816
262716
272715
282715
292715
302715
312615

How August really feels in Arad

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.

Arad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°408.43.18.80.0
Feb / -1°418.63.4100.5
Mar12° / 479.21.511.63.1
Apr18° / 5810.20.213.35.6
May22° / 12°6911.8014.76.5
Jun26° / 15°7811.4015.56.5
Jul28° / 17°659.6015.26.3
Aug28° / 17°587.60146.4
Sep23° / 12°588.3012.37.1
Oct17° / 508010.75.7
Nov10° / 518.50.99.22.5
Dec / -1°509.32.88.50.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
37030
47129
57228
67228
77426
87426
97426
107525
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
167525
177525
187525
197525
207426
217327
227327
237228
247228
257030
267030
276832
286832
296634
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arad gets around 58 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
427
527
626
726
825
925
1025
1125
1224
1324
1424
1524
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2324
2424
2524
2625
2725
2826
2926
3027
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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112294019
212294018
313304018
414304017
515304016
615303915
716313914
817323912
918323811
1019333810
112034379
122135368
132136367
142237356
152337346
162338335
172439335
182439324
192540314
202540314
212640303
222840303
232939293
243138282
253337272
263636262
273835252
284134242
294433221
304632211
314931191

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:218:01
214.65:228:00
314.65:237:58
414.55:247:57
514.55:257:56
614.55:277:54
714.45:287:53
814.45:297:51
914.35:307:50
1014.35:327:48
1114.25:337:47
1214.25:347:45
1314.15:357:43
1414.15:377:42
1514.05:387:40
1614.05:397:38
1713.95:417:37
1813.95:427:35
1913.85:437:33
2013.85:447:31
2113.75:467:30
2213.75:477:28
2313.65:487:26
2413.65:507:24
2513.55:517:22
2613.55:527:20
2713.45:537:19
2813.45:557:17
2913.35:567:15
3013.35:577:13
3113.25:597:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Arad?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arad in August

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

In August, Arad sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arad 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 Arad peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arad 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 Arad is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Arad's WHO annual average of 17.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1523 µg/m³Dec 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arad?

Arad sits at 46.2°N, 21.3°E, 109 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Timișoara, 48 km away.

TimișoaraGyulaBékéscsabaMakóOrosházaBékésLugojSalonta

Topography around Arad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Arad is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Timișoara 48 km · Gyula 52 km · Békéscsaba 58 km · Makó 64 km · Orosháza 66 km · Békés 66 km · Lugoj 71 km · Salonta 73 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 Arad (46.1833°, 21.3167°, elevation 109 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).