Blaj weather in August

In August, Blaj sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 53 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 50% 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 Blaj's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:29 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Blaj is locality in Alba County, Romania.

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 Blaj reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°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.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12916
22916
32916
42916
52916
62916
72916
82916
92916
102916
112916
122916
132816
142816
152816
162816
172815
182815
192815
202815
212815
222815
232715
242715
252714
262714
272714
282714
292614
302614
312613

How August really feels in Blaj

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.

Blaj weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°246.74.18.80.0
Feb / -3°236.23.7100.3
Mar11° / 3481.811.62.8
Apr17° / 519.80.513.35.4
May22° / 10°7112.6014.76.3
Jun26° / 14°8412.1015.56.4
Jul28° / 16°7111.7015.26.2
Aug28° / 15°538.30146.5
Sep23° / 11°528012.37.2
Oct17° / 427010.75.7
Nov / 306.31.39.22.2
Dec / -3°306.93.18.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46931
56931
67030
77030
87129
97228
107228
117228
127228
137327
147426
157426
167525
177525
187525
197426
207426
217426
227327
237327
247228
257129
267030
276931
286832
296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Blaj gets around 53 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
330
429
528
628
727
826
926
1026
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2328
2428
2528
2628
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 37% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116343911
217343911
317343910
418343810
51935389
61935379
72036368
82037357
92138347
102139336
112240336
122341325
132441314
142441304
152542303
162642293
172742292
182842282
192942282
203141271
213240261
223439261
233638251
243937241
254136230
264435210
274633200
284932190
295231170
305530150
315729140

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:10 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:107:51
214.65:117:49
314.65:137:48
414.55:147:47
514.55:157:45
614.55:167:44
714.45:177:42
814.45:197:41
914.35:207:39
1014.35:217:38
1114.25:227:36
1214.25:247:35
1314.15:257:33
1414.15:267:31
1514.05:287:30
1614.05:297:28
1713.95:307:26
1813.95:317:25
1913.85:337:23
2013.85:347:21
2113.75:357:19
2213.75:377:17
2313.65:387:16
2413.65:397:14
2513.55:407:12
2613.55:427:10
2713.45:437:08
2813.45:447:06
2913.35:467:04
3013.35:477:02
3113.25:487:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Blaj?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Blaj in August

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

In August, Blaj sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Blaj 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 Blaj peaks around July 16 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blaj?

Blaj sits at 46.2°N, 23.9°E, 246 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Aiud, 21 km away.

Câmpia Turzii

Topography around Blaj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blaj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,196 m.

The land around Blaj is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
2,196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Aiud 21 km · Ocna Mureş 24 km · Alba Iulia 28 km · Mediaş 33 km · Târnăveni 34 km · Sebeş 36 km · Luduş 37 km · Câmpia Turzii 42 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 Blaj (46.1751°, 23.9158°, elevation 246 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).