Găeşti weather in August

In August, Găeşti sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 73 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 59% 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 Găeşti's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Găeşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:26 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Găeşti is locality in Dâmbovița County, Romania.

Founded
1498

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 Găeşti 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 32°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
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42917
52917
62917
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82817
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How August really feels in Găeşti

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.

Găeşti weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-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°437.34.890.0
Feb / -2°387.14.110.10.4
Mar11° / 539.12.811.62.7
Apr17° / 6910.70.313.25.1
May22° / 11°9313.2014.66.2
Jun26° / 15°11713.1015.36.3
Jul28° / 16°9810.80156.4
Aug28° / 16°738.8013.96.7
Sep23° / 12°727.3012.37.3
Oct16° / 637.50.210.75.4
Nov / 497.71.69.42.0
Dec / -2°507.63.68.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77822
87822
97921
107921
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Găeşti gets around 73 mm of rain over 8.8 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 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
433
532
632
731
831
930
1030
1129
1229
1328
1428
1527
1627
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3126

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132451211
232451211
342550201
442649201
542649192
652748182
752847182
852947172
963146162
1063246152
1163345142
1273445132
1373544122
1473644111
1583744101
168384391
178394381
189394371
1910404371
2010404361
2111404351
2213404251
2314404240
2416404140
2518393930
2620393830
2722393630
2825393420
2928383120
3031382920
3134382720

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
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268calm
278calm
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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 5:09 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:097:41
214.55:107:40
314.55:117:38
414.45:127:37
514.45:137:36
614.35:147:34
714.35:167:33
814.25:177:32
914.25:187:30
1014.25:197:29
1114.15:207:27
1214.15:217:26
1314.05:237:24
1414.05:247:23
1513.95:257:21
1613.95:267:19
1713.85:277:18
1813.85:297:16
1913.75:307:14
2013.75:317:13
2113.65:327:11
2213.65:347:09
2313.55:357:08
2413.55:367:06
2513.45:377:04
2613.45:387:02
2713.35:407:00
2813.35:416:59
2913.25:426:57
3013.25:436:55
3113.15:446:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Găeşti?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Găeşti in August

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

In August, Găeşti 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 Găeşti 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 Găeşti 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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Găeşti?

Găeşti sits at 44.7°N, 25.3°E, 186 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Târgovişte, 26 km away.

BufteaBăicoiCâmpinaBreaza

Topography around Găeşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Găeşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,432 m.

The land around Găeşti is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
2,432 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Târgovişte 26 km · Piteşti 38 km · Moreni 39 km · Mioveni 40 km · Buftea 53 km · Băicoi 55 km · Câmpina 56 km · Breaza 59 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 Găeşti (44.7167°, 25.3167°, elevation 186 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).