Drăgăşani weather in August

In August, Drăgăşani sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Drăgăşani's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drăgăşani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:31 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Drăgăşani is locality in Vâlcea County, Romania.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Drăgăşani reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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282715
292715
302615
312615

How August really feels in Drăgăşani

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.

Drăgăşani weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°417.34.690.0
Feb / -2°376.83.710.10.4
Mar11° / 508.72.511.62.8
Apr17° / 6810.20.213.25.3
May22° / 11°8712.9014.66.2
Jun26° / 15°10712.8015.36.4
Jul28° / 17°9010.70156.2
Aug28° / 16°719013.96.5
Sep23° / 12°697.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 607.70.110.75.4
Nov / 507.61.69.42.0
Dec / -2°517.73.38.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37624
47624
57723
67723
77723
87921
97921
107921
117921
127921
138020
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317327

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Drăgăşani gets around 71 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
632
732
832
931
1031
1131
1230
1330
1429
1529
1628
1728
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3025
3125

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142353200
242352201
342353191
452451191
552550191
652551181
762750171
862849171
962948161
1063048151
1173147141
1273347131
1373446121
1473545111
1583645111
1683744101
179384491
189394481
1910394370
2011404370
2112404260
2213404250
2315404150
2417393940
2519393840
2621393640
2724393430
2827383230
2930382930
3033382720
3136382420

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:137:45
214.55:147:44
314.55:157:42
414.45:167:41
514.45:187:40
614.35:197:38
714.35:207:37
814.25:217:36
914.25:227:34
1014.25:237:33
1114.15:257:31
1214.15:267:30
1314.05:277:28
1414.05:287:27
1513.95:297:25
1613.95:317:23
1713.85:327:22
1813.85:337:20
1913.75:347:19
2013.75:357:17
2113.65:377:15
2213.65:387:13
2313.55:397:12
2413.55:407:10
2513.45:417:08
2613.45:437:06
2713.35:447:05
2813.35:457:03
2913.25:467:01
3013.25:486:59
3113.15:496:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Drăgăşani?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Drăgăşani in August

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

In August, Drăgăşani sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Drăgăşani in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Drăgăşani peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 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 Drăgăşani?

Drăgăşani sits at 44.6°N, 24.3°E, 155 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Slatina, 25 km away.

Râmnicu VâlceaPiteştiCraiovaCaracalFiliaşiCurtea de Argeş

Topography around Drăgăşani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drăgăşani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Drăgăşani is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Slatina 25 km · Balş 36 km · Râmnicu Vâlcea 51 km · Piteşti 52 km · Craiova 52 km · Caracal 60 km · Filiaşi 60 km · Curtea de Argeş 63 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 Drăgăşani (44.65°, 24.2667°, elevation 155 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).