Calafat weather in July

In July, Calafat sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Calafat's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calafat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:04 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Calafat is City in Dolj County, Romania.

Founded
1424

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Calafat reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Calafat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Calafat weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°407.24.39.10.0
Feb / -1°346.93.510.20.8
Mar13° / 4681.911.63.8
Apr19° / 539.10.113.26.2
May24° / 14°6410.6014.56.8
Jun29° / 17°6010.2015.25.7
Jul31° / 19°608.30154.8
Aug31° / 19°386.4013.85.0
Sep26° / 14°486012.37.4
Oct18° / 436.8010.86.3
Nov11° / 447.41.39.42.7
Dec / -1°447.53.38.80.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Calafat gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in July. 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 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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528
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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2263230120
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:548:09
215.24:548:09
315.24:558:09
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515.24:568:09
615.24:578:08
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3014.55:187:51
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Calafat?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Calafat in July

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

In July, Calafat sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Calafat in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calafat peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Calafat in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Calafat is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2115 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Calafat?

Calafat sits at 44.0°N, 22.9°E, 53 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Vidin, 4.0 km away.

ZaječarBorMontanaKnjazevac

Topography around Calafat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calafat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m.

The land around Calafat is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
2,120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Vidin 4.0 km · Lom 30 km · Băileşti 33 km · Negotin 41 km · Zaječar 54 km · Bor 68 km · Montana 68 km · Knjazevac 72 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 Calafat (43.9907°, 22.9333°, elevation 53 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).