Brad weather in August

In August, Brad sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.5 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Brad's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:33 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Brad is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1445

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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Brad reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
142514
152514
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182413
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202413
212413
222413
232413
242413
252413
262312
272312
282312
292312
302212
312212

How August really feels in Brad

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.

Brad 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 / -5°579.97.98.80.0
Feb / -4°5410.67.2100.0
Mar / -0°6711.84.611.61.5
Apr14° / 8213.61.113.33.8
May18° / 10916.3014.75.1
Jun22° / 12°11916.5015.55.7
Jul24° / 13°11215.1015.26.3
Aug24° / 13°7811.50146.9
Sep20° / 10°7710.1012.36.2
Oct14° / 6290.410.74.3
Nov / 599.43.59.21.4
Dec / -3°6810.36.68.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46634
56733
66832
76931
86931
97030
107030
117129
127129
137228
147327
157327
167327
177327
187327
197228
207228
217129
227129
237030
247030
256832
266832
276733
286535
296436
306436
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brad gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
444
544
643
742
841
940
1039
1139
1238
1337
1437
1536
1635
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11444402
21444402
31444392
41545382
51545382
61646372
71747351
81847341
91948321
102049301
112149291
122250271
132450261
142550241
152750230
162850220
173050200
183149190
193349180
203449170
213648160
223847150
234046140
244245130
254543120
264742110
275040100
28533890
29553780
30583570
31613360

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:15 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:157:55
214.65:167:54
314.65:177:52
414.55:187:51
514.55:207:50
614.55:217:48
714.45:227:47
814.45:237:45
914.35:257:44
1014.35:267:42
1114.25:277:41
1214.25:287:39
1314.15:307:37
1414.15:317:36
1514.05:327:34
1614.05:337:32
1713.95:357:31
1813.95:367:29
1913.85:377:27
2013.85:397:26
2113.75:407:24
2213.75:417:22
2313.65:427:20
2413.65:447:18
2513.55:457:16
2613.55:467:15
2713.45:487:13
2813.45:497:11
2913.35:507:09
3013.35:527:07
3113.25:537:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brad?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Brad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brad in August

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

In August, Brad sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brad 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 Brad peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brad?

Brad sits at 46.1°N, 22.8°E, 272 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Deva, 29 km away.

HunedoaraOrăştieCugirAlba IuliaSebeşAiudLugoj

Topography around Brad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,900 m.

The land around Brad is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Deva 29 km · Hunedoara 44 km · Orăştie 46 km · Cugir 56 km · Alba Iulia 62 km · Sebeş 64 km · Aiud 75 km · Lugoj 84 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 Brad (46.1333°, 22.7833°, elevation 272 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).