Bârlad weather in August

In August, Bârlad sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Bârlad's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bârlad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:14 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Bârlad is locality in Vaslui County, Romania.

Founded
1401

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 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bârlad reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°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
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102817
112817
122817
132817
142817
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182817
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202817
212816
222716
232716
242716
252716
262716
272615
282615
292615
302615
312615

How August really feels in Bârlad

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.

Bârlad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-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°336.24.58.80.0
Feb / -3°2963.6100.1
Mar10° / 398.12.311.62.1
Apr16° / 4790.213.35.1
May22° / 11°5810.5014.76.6
Jun26° / 16°7010.4015.56.7
Jul28° / 17°659.4015.26.4
Aug28° / 17°436.60146.9
Sep22° / 12°466.2012.37.4
Oct16° / 456010.75.3
Nov / 375.71.59.21.7
Dec / -3°376.53.78.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177327
187327
197228
207228
217228
227228
237129
247129
257129
267030
276931
286832
296832
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bârlad gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
323
422
522
621
720
820
919
1019
1119
1218
1318
1419
1519
1619
1720
1820
1921
2022
2122
2223
2323
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118343215
219343215
320343214
421343114
523343113
624343012
725343011
826342910
92735289
102836289
112936278
123037267
133137256
143238245
153338245
163439234
173539234
183639223
193639223
203739213
213938212
224038202
234237202
244336192
254534182
264733182
274932172
285131162
295430151
305728141
315927131

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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1810calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

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 4:55 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:557:36
214.64:567:34
314.64:577:33
414.64:597:32
514.55:007:30
614.55:017:29
714.45:027:27
814.45:047:26
914.35:057:24
1014.35:067:23
1114.25:077:21
1214.25:097:20
1314.15:107:18
1414.15:117:16
1514.05:127:15
1614.05:147:13
1713.95:157:11
1813.95:167:10
1913.85:187:08
2013.85:197:06
2113.75:207:04
2213.75:217:03
2313.65:237:01
2413.65:246:59
2513.55:256:57
2613.55:276:55
2713.45:286:53
2813.45:296:51
2913.35:316:49
3013.35:326:48
3113.25:336:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bârlad?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bârlad in August

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

In August, Bârlad sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bârlad 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 Bârlad peaks around July 17 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bârlad?

Bârlad sits at 46.2°N, 27.7°E, 70 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Adjud, 40 km away.

VasluiTecuciCahulHuşiBacăuFocșaniComrat

Topography around Bârlad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bârlad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m.

The land around Bârlad is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
978 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Adjud 40 km · Vaslui 45 km · Tecuci 46 km · Cahul 54 km · Huşi 58 km · Bacău 69 km · Focșani 70 km · Comrat 76 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 Bârlad (46.2317°, 27.6691°, elevation 70 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).