Focșani weather in August

In August, Focșani sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Focșani's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Focșani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:17 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Focșani is locality in Vrancea County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1482

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 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Focșani reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142917
152917
162917
172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232816
242816
252716
262716
272716
282716
292615
302615
312615

How August really feels in Focșani

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.

Focșani weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°366.14.88.90.0
Feb / -3°325.93.710.10.2
Mar10° / 427.82.611.62.4
Apr16° / 5090.413.35.2
May22° / 12°6210.8014.76.6
Jun26° / 16°7511.3015.46.5
Jul28° / 18°669.6015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°427.2013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°486.1012.37.5
Oct16° / 5160.110.75.6
Nov / 406.31.69.32.0
Dec / -2°426.53.98.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77624
87624
97525
107525
117624
127624
137624
147525
157624
167624
177624
187624
197624
207624
217525
227426
237426
247426
257426
267327
277228
287228
297129
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Focșani gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
625
724
824
923
1022
1122
1221
1321
1421
1520
1620
1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
2223
2323
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115343714
216343713
317343613
418343513
519343512
621343412
722343311
823343211
924353110
102535319
112636308
122736297
132837287
142937286
153038275
163138265
173238264
183239254
193339243
203439243
213539232
223639222
233838222
243938212
254137202
264337181
274636171
284835161
295034151
305332141
315631121

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 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 4:58 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:587:36
214.65:007:35
314.55:017:34
414.55:027:32
514.55:037:31
614.45:047:29
714.45:067:28
814.35:077:27
914.35:087:25
1014.25:097:24
1114.25:117:22
1214.15:127:20
1314.15:137:19
1414.05:147:17
1514.05:167:16
1614.05:177:14
1713.95:187:12
1813.95:197:11
1913.85:217:09
2013.85:227:07
2113.75:237:05
2213.75:247:04
2313.65:267:02
2413.65:277:00
2513.55:286:58
2613.45:296:56
2713.45:316:54
2813.35:326:53
2913.35:336:51
3013.25:346:49
3113.25:366:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Focșani?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Focșani in August

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

In August, Focșani sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Focșani 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 Focșani 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Focșani?

Focșani sits at 45.7°N, 27.2°E, 54 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Tecuci, 26 km away.

AdjudBuzăuBârladGalaţiBrăilaCahul

Topography around Focșani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Focșani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.

The land around Focșani is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,770 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tecuci 26 km · Râmnicu Sărat 37 km · Adjud 44 km · Buzău 67 km · Bârlad 70 km · Galaţi 74 km · Brăila 78 km · Cahul 82 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 Focșani (45.7°, 27.1833°, elevation 54 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).