Lugoj weather in October

In October, Lugoj sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 14°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 Lugoj's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugoj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:57 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Lugoj is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Founded
1334

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 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Lugoj reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4199
5199
6199
7198
8198
9188
10188
11188
12188
13187
14177
15177
16177
17177
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23156
24155
25155
26155
27155
28145
29145
30145
31145

How October really feels in Lugoj

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.

Lugoj weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°50105.58.90.0
Feb / -1°499.8510.10.5
Mar11° / 5610.42.411.62.8
Apr17° / 7211.40.313.35.2
May21° / 11°7513.5014.76.1
Jun25° / 14°9213.2015.46.4
Jul27° / 15°7410.7015.16.6
Aug27° / 15°658.6013.97.0
Sep22° / 12°668.9012.37.0
Oct17° / 567.70.110.75.6
Nov11° / 519.11.79.32.5
Dec / -1°5810.44.48.60.1

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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
124951
134753
144753
154753
164753
174654
184555
194555
204654
214555
224654
234654
244753
254753
264852
274852
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lugoj gets around 56 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 (%)
125
225
324
424
524
624
724
825
925
1025
1126
1226
1326
1426
1527
1627
1727
1827
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3126

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183161
284151
384151
485141
586131
687130
788120
889110
990100
109190
119280
129370
139370
149460
159550
169640
179640
189730
199730
209730
219820
229820
239820
249910
259910
269910
279910
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:37 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:376:06
211.46:386:04
311.46:396:02
411.36:416:00
511.36:425:58
611.26:435:56
711.26:455:54
811.16:465:53
911.16:475:51
1011.06:495:49
1110.96:505:47
1210.96:515:45
1310.86:535:43
1410.86:545:41
1510.76:565:40
1610.76:575:38
1710.66:585:36
1810.67:005:34
1910.57:015:33
2010.57:025:31
2110.47:045:29
2210.47:055:28
2310.37:075:26
2410.37:085:24
2510.27:105:23
2610.27:115:21
2710.17:125:20
2810.17:145:18
2910.07:155:17
3010.07:175:15
319.97:185:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lugoj?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Lugoj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lugoj in October

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

In October, Lugoj sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lugoj in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lugoj peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lugoj?

Lugoj sits at 45.7°N, 21.9°E, 122 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 38 km away.

ReşiţaTimișoaraAradHunedoaraVršacDeva

Topography around Lugoj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugoj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Lugoj is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Bocşa 38 km · Caransebeş 39 km · Reşiţa 43 km · Timișoara 53 km · Arad 71 km · Hunedoara 78 km · Vršac 79 km · Deva 80 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 Lugoj (45.6886°, 21.9031°, elevation 122 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).