Blaj weather in October

In October, Blaj sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Blaj's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:50 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 4th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Blaj is locality in Alba County, Romania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Blaj reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Avg low (°C)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	16	5
20	16	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	15	4
25	15	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4
29	14	3
30	14	3
31	13	3

How October really feels in Blaj

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Blaj weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -5°	24	6.7	4.1	8.8	0.0
Feb	5° / -3°	23	6.2	3.7	10	0.3
Mar	11° / 1°	34	8	1.8	11.6	2.8
Apr	17° / 6°	51	9.8	0.5	13.3	5.4
May	22° / 10°	71	12.6	0	14.7	6.3
Jun	26° / 14°	84	12.1	0	15.5	6.4
Jul	28° / 16°	71	11.7	0	15.2	6.2
Aug	28° / 15°	53	8.3	0	14	6.5
Sep	23° / 11°	52	8	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	17° / 6°	42	7	0	10.7	5.7
Nov	9° / 1°	30	6.3	1.3	9.2	2.2
Dec	3° / -3°	30	6.9	3.1	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	54
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Blaj gets around 42 mm of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	88	89	90	90	92	92	93	94	95	95	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	92	8	0
6	92	8	0
7	93	7	0
8	94	6	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:29 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:29	5:58
2	11.4	6:30	5:56
3	11.4	6:32	5:54
4	11.3	6:33	5:52
5	11.3	6:34	5:50
6	11.2	6:36	5:48
7	11.2	6:37	5:46
8	11.1	6:38	5:44
9	11.0	6:40	5:42
10	11.0	6:41	5:40
11	10.9	6:43	5:38
12	10.9	6:44	5:37
13	10.8	6:45	5:35
14	10.8	6:47	5:33
15	10.7	6:48	5:31
16	10.7	6:50	5:29
17	10.6	6:51	5:27
18	10.6	6:52	5:26
19	10.5	6:54	5:24
20	10.4	6:55	5:22
21	10.4	6:57	5:20
22	10.3	6:58	5:19
23	10.3	7:00	5:17
24	10.2	7:01	5:15
25	10.2	7:02	5:14
26	10.1	7:04	5:12
27	10.1	7:05	5:11
28	10.0	7:07	5:09
29	10.0	7:08	5:08
30	9.9	7:10	5:06
31	9.9	7:11	5:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.56 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 — October's 2.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Blaj?

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

1.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Blaj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blaj in October

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

In October, Blaj sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Blaj 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	7	6	8	8	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

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.

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

cropland 37%

16 km

324 m

cropland 42%

80 km

2,196 m

trees 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← September Blaj year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	16	5
20	16	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	15	4
25	15	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4
29	14	3
30	14	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	92	8	0
6	92	8	0
7	93	7	0
8	94	6	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	16	5
20	16	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	15	4
25	15	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4
29	14	3
30	14	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	92	8	0
6	92	8	0
7	93	7	0
8	94	6	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	16	6
18	16	5
19	16	5
20	16	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	4
24	15	4
25	15	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4
29	14	3
30	14	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	21
28	21
29	20
30	20
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	88	11	1
2	89	10	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	92	8	0
6	92	8	0
7	93	7	0
8	94	6	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	96	4	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	100	0	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0
31	100	0	0