Caracal weather in July

In July, Caracal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 65 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 59% 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 Caracal's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caracal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:58 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Caracal is locality in Olt County, Romania.

Founded
1538

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 Caracal 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23118
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How July really feels in Caracal

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.

Caracal weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°356.33.79.10.0
Feb / -1°326.12.910.20.8
Mar13° / 468.4211.63.7
Apr19° / 518.70.213.26.2
May25° / 13°6110.9014.56.8
Jun29° / 17°7211.4015.25.6
Jul31° / 19°659.10154.8
Aug31° / 19°446.7013.85.1
Sep26° / 14°495.9012.37.5
Oct19° / 446.70.110.86.4
Nov11° / 406.81.49.42.8
Dec / -2°407.32.98.80.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Caracal gets around 65 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
532
631
731
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1029
1129
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1727
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
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3028
3128

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1233036110
2233036110
3242936110
4242936110
5242835120
6252835120
7252834130
8252734130
9262733140
10262832140
11262831150
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13252930160
14252930160
15243029160
16233029170
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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
110calm
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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 4:48 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:488:04
215.34:488:04
315.34:498:04
415.24:498:04
515.24:508:03
615.24:518:03
715.24:518:03
815.24:528:02
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1015.14:538:02
1115.14:548:01
1215.14:558:01
1315.14:568:00
1415.14:568:00
1515.04:577:59
1615.04:587:58
1715.04:597:58
1814.95:007:57
1914.95:017:56
2014.95:027:55
2114.95:037:54
2214.85:047:54
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2414.85:067:52
2514.75:077:51
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2714.75:097:49
2814.65:107:48
2914.65:117:47
3014.65:127:45
3114.55:137:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.5Intense
46.4Intense
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236.2Intense
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266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Caracal?

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
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caracal in July

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

In July, Caracal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Caracal 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 Caracal peaks around July 15 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Caracal 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 Caracal 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 2116 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caracal?

Caracal sits at 44.1°N, 24.4°E, 105 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Balş, 33 km away.

CraiovaRoșiorii de VedeTurnu MăgureleDrăgăşaniAlexandria

Topography around Caracal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caracal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m.

The land around Caracal is covered by cropland (50%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Balş 33 km · Slatina 35 km · Corabia 40 km · Craiova 49 km · Roșiorii de Vede 51 km · Turnu Măgurele 58 km · Drăgăşani 60 km · Alexandria 80 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 Caracal (44.1167°, 24.35°, elevation 105 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).