Curtea de Argeş weather in October

In October, Curtea de Argeş sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Curtea de Argeş's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curtea de Argeş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Curtea de Argeş is locality in Argeș County, Romania.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical October day in Curtea de Argeş reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4166
5166
6156
7156
8156
9156
10155
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21123
22123
23123
24123
25113
26113
27112
28112
29112
30112
31102

How October really feels in Curtea de Argeş

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Curtea de Argeş weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°387.56.890.0
Feb / -5°377.76.610.10.0
Mar / -2°5410.86.111.61.0
Apr13° / 80141.913.23.2
May18° / 11818.10.214.64.7
Jun22° / 12°12617.5015.45.5
Jul24° / 13°11016.6015.16.1
Aug24° / 13°9314.1013.96.5
Sep19° / 689.4012.36.2
Oct13° / 567.9110.74.0
Nov / 4983.69.31.0
Dec / -4°497.96.28.60.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45050
55050
64951
75050
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135149
145149
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
204951
214951
225050
235149
245149
255050
265050
275050
285050
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Curtea de Argeş gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1281
2281
3272
4272
5272
6272
7272
8272
9272
10272
11272
12273
13273
14263
15263
16263
17263
18263
19263
20253
21254
22254
23254
24244
25244
26234
27234
28235
29225
30225
31226

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
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
296calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:55
211.46:275:53
311.46:285:51
411.36:295:50
511.36:305:48
611.26:325:46
711.26:335:44
811.16:345:42
911.16:365:40
1011.06:375:38
1111.06:385:37
1210.96:405:35
1310.96:415:33
1410.86:425:31
1510.86:445:29
1610.76:455:28
1710.76:465:26
1810.66:485:24
1910.66:495:22
2010.56:515:21
2110.56:525:19
2210.46:535:18
2310.46:555:16
2410.36:565:14
2510.36:575:13
2610.26:595:11
2710.27:005:10
2810.17:025:08
2910.17:035:07
3010.07:045:05
3110.07:065:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Curtea de Argeş

In seasonPeak

None of Curtea de Argeş's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Curtea de Argeş's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Curtea de Argeş?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Curtea de Argeş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curtea de Argeş in October

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

In October, Curtea de Argeş sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Curtea de Argeş in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Curtea de Argeş peaks around July 17 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Curtea de Argeş?

Curtea de Argeş sits at 45.1°N, 24.7°E, 421 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Râmnicu Vâlcea, 24 km away.

DrăgăşaniTârgovişteGăeştiZărneștiSinaia

Topography around Curtea de Argeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curtea de Argeş has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m around an average of 478 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,378 m.

The land around Curtea de Argeş is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
261 m
16 km
750 m
80 km
2,378 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Râmnicu Vâlcea 24 km · Mioveni 29 km · Piteşti 35 km · Drăgăşani 63 km · Târgovişte 66 km · Găeşti 69 km · Zărnești 69 km · Sinaia 73 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 Curtea de Argeş (45.1342°, 24.6741°, elevation 421 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).