Drăgăşani weather in October

In October, Drăgăşani sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Drăgăşani's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drăgăşani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Drăgăşani is locality in Vâlcea 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 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Drăgăşani reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
31910
4199
5199
6199
7199
8189
9188
10188
11188
12178
13178
14177
15177
16167
17167
18167
19166
20156
21156
22156
23156
24155
25145
26145
27145
28145
29135
30134
31134

How October really feels in Drăgăşani

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.

Drăgăşani weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205149
215149
225149
235248
245248
255149
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Drăgăşani gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1626
1726
1826
1926
2025
2125
2225
2324
2424
2523
2623
2722
2822
2921
3021
3121

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178184
278184
380173
481163
582153
684142
785132
887121
988111
1089101
119091
129280
139370
149460
159550
169640
179640
189730
199730
209820
219820
229910
239910
249910
259910
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:27 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:275:57
211.56:285:55
311.46:295:53
411.46:305:52
511.36:325:50
611.26:335:48
711.26:345:46
811.16:365:44
911.16:375:42
1011.06:385:40
1111.06:395:39
1210.96:415:37
1310.96:425:35
1410.86:435:33
1510.86:455:32
1610.76:465:30
1710.76:475:28
1810.66:495:27
1910.66:505:25
2010.56:515:23
2110.56:535:22
2210.46:545:20
2310.46:555:18
2410.36:575:17
2510.36:585:15
2610.27:005:14
2710.27:015:12
2810.17:025:11
2910.17:045:09
3010.07:055:08
3110.07:065:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.62 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 — October's 2.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Drăgăşani?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Drăgăşani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Drăgăşani in October

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

In October, Drăgăşani sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Drăgăşani 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 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
October 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).