Hunedoara weather in August

In August, Hunedoara sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 96 mm of rain across 11.3 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Hunedoara's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hunedoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:34 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Hunedoara is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1265

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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hunedoara reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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)
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52514
62514
72514
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102514
112514
122514
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212513
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232413
242413
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272412
282412
292312
302312
312312

How August really feels in Hunedoara

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.

Hunedoara 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°52118.68.90.0
Feb / -3°5110.77.510.10.1
Mar / 6612.24.811.61.7
Apr15° / 9213.61.613.34.0
May19° / 11316.3014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°13315.7015.45.9
Jul24° / 13°11614.2015.16.5
Aug25° / 13°9611.3013.96.9
Sep20° / 10°9111.10.112.36.3
Oct15° / 699.60.510.74.6
Nov / 5510.53.79.31.7
Dec / -3°5910.97.18.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26733
36832
46931
57030
67129
77228
87327
97327
107426
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
167624
177624
187525
197525
207426
217327
227327
237129
247129
257030
266832
276832
286733
296535
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hunedoara gets around 96 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
440
539
638
738
837
937
1036
1136
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11445373
21446373
31446364
41546354
51547354
61647334
71748323
81748313
91849293
101950283
112051263
122152252
132252242
142353222
152453212
162653192
172754181
182854171
193053161
203153151
213352141
223452131
233750121
243949121
254147111
264446100
27464490
28494290
29524080
30553870
31583660

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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
15calm
25calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
316calm

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 5:15 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:157:53
214.65:177:52
314.65:187:51
414.55:197:50
514.55:207:48
614.45:217:47
714.45:237:45
814.35:247:44
914.35:257:42
1014.25:267:41
1114.25:287:39
1214.15:297:38
1314.15:307:36
1414.15:317:34
1514.05:337:33
1614.05:347:31
1713.95:357:29
1813.95:367:28
1913.85:387:26
2013.85:397:24
2113.75:407:23
2213.75:417:21
2313.65:437:19
2413.65:447:17
2513.55:457:15
2613.55:467:13
2713.45:487:12
2813.35:497:10
2913.35:507:08
3013.25:527:06
3113.25:537:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hunedoara?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hunedoara in August

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

In August, Hunedoara sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hunedoara 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 Hunedoara peaks around July 14 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hunedoara?

Hunedoara sits at 45.8°N, 22.9°E, 236 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Deva, 15 km away.

BradVulcanLupeniPetroşaniPetrila

Topography around Hunedoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hunedoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Hunedoara is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
768 m
80 km
2,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Deva 15 km · Orăştie 25 km · Cugir 38 km · Brad 44 km · Vulcan 50 km · Lupeni 51 km · Petroşani 52 km · Petrila 52 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 Hunedoara (45.75°, 22.9°, elevation 236 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).