Arad weather in October

In October, Arad sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 50 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Arad's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Arad reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
52010
6209
7199
8199
9199
10199
11189
12188
13188
14188
15178
16178
17177
18177
19177
20167
21167
22166
23166
24156
25156
26156
27156
28156
29155
30145
31145

How October really feels in Arad

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.

Arad weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65149
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
125050
134951
144951
154852
164654
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274654
284753
294852
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Arad gets around 50 mm of rain over 8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
926
1026
1126
1226
1327
1427
1527
1627
1728
1828
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
281172
382162
482162
584151
685141
785141
886131
987121
1089110
1190100
1290100
139190
149280
159370
169460
179460
189550
199640
209640
219730
229730
239820
249820
259820
269820
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:39 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:08
211.46:416:06
311.46:426:04
411.36:436:02
511.36:456:00
611.26:465:58
711.16:475:56
811.16:495:54
911.06:505:53
1011.06:525:51
1110.96:535:49
1210.96:545:47
1310.86:565:45
1410.86:575:43
1510.76:595:41
1610.77:005:40
1710.67:015:38
1810.67:035:36
1910.57:045:34
2010.47:065:33
2110.47:075:31
2210.37:095:29
2310.37:105:27
2410.27:115:26
2510.27:135:24
2610.17:145:23
2710.17:165:21
2810.07:175:19
2910.07:195:18
309.97:205:16
319.97:225:15

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 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
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 Arad?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Arad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arad in October

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

In October, Arad sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Arad 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 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).