Hunedoara weather in October

In October, Hunedoara sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hunedoara's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hunedoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hunedoara reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14156
15155
16155
17155
18155
19145
20145
21145
22144
23144
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30123
31123

How October really feels in Hunedoara

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.

Hunedoara weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-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°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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
104951
114852
124951
134951
144951
154753
164654
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244852
254951
264951
275050
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Hunedoara gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1320
2310
3311
4301
5301
6301
7301
8311
9311
10311
11321
12322
13322
14332
15332
16332
17332
18332
19332
20333
21333
22323
23323
24323
25323
26313
27313
28313
29313
30314
31314

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3937
4946
5946
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:336:02
211.46:346:00
311.46:355:58
411.36:375:56
511.36:385:54
611.26:395:52
711.26:415:50
811.16:425:49
911.16:435:47
1011.06:455:45
1110.96:465:43
1210.96:475:41
1310.86:495:39
1410.86:505:37
1510.76:525:36
1610.76:535:34
1710.66:545:32
1810.66:565:30
1910.56:575:29
2010.56:595:27
2110.47:005:25
2210.47:015:24
2310.37:035:22
2410.37:045:20
2510.27:065:19
2610.27:075:17
2710.17:095:16
2810.17:105:14
2910.07:115:13
3010.07:135:11
319.97:145:10

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.54 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 — October's 2.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hunedoara?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hunedoara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hunedoara in October

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

In October, Hunedoara sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hunedoara 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 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
October 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).