Lupeni weather in August

In August, Lupeni sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Lupeni's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lupeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:33 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Lupeni is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1770

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lupeni reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 28°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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52513
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112413
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312211

How August really feels in Lupeni

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.

Lupeni weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°539.99.38.90.0
Feb / -5°529.88.210.10.0
Mar / -1°69127.111.61.3
Apr13° / 8414.62.113.23.3
May18° / 10616.40.214.64.9
Jun22° / 11°10415.3015.45.9
Jul24° / 12°9414.2015.16.6
Aug24° / 12°7312013.96.9
Sep19° / 7310.50.112.36.1
Oct14° / 6910.50.810.73.9
Nov / 6310.24.29.31.1
Dec / -4°66117.88.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46931
56931
67030
77129
87228
97228
107228
117327
127426
137426
147426
157426
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177426
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197327
207327
217327
227228
237129
247129
256931
266931
276832
286733
296634
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lupeni gets around 73 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
244
344
443
542
641
741
840
940
1040
1140
1239
1339
1438
1538
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12056240
22057230
32057230
42156230
52156221
62256211
72257201
82357191
92457181
102557171
112657161
122757151
132857141
142957131
153057121
163256111
173356110
183555100
19365590
20385480
21405370
22425170
23454960
24474760
25504550
26524350
27564040
28583840
29623530
30653230
31683020

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

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 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:157:51
214.65:167:50
314.55:187:48
414.55:197:47
514.45:207:46
614.45:217:44
714.35:227:43
814.35:237:41
914.35:257:40
1014.25:267:39
1114.25:277:37
1214.15:287:35
1314.15:307:34
1414.05:317:32
1514.05:327:31
1613.95:337:29
1713.95:357:27
1813.85:367:26
1913.85:377:24
2013.75:387:22
2113.75:397:21
2213.65:417:19
2313.65:427:17
2413.55:437:15
2513.55:447:13
2613.45:467:12
2713.45:477:10
2813.35:487:08
2913.35:497:06
3013.25:517:04
3113.25:527:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.2 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
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lupeni?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lupeni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lupeni in August

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

In August, Lupeni sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lupeni 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 Lupeni 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
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lupeni?

Lupeni sits at 45.4°N, 23.2°E, 634 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Vulcan, 3.0 km away.

HunedoaraOrăştieCugirDeva

Topography around Lupeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lupeni has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m around an average of 785 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,472 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m.

The land around Lupeni is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
745 m
16 km
1,472 m
80 km
2,416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Vulcan 3.0 km · Petroşani 12 km · Petrila 17 km · Târgu Jiu 35 km · Hunedoara 51 km · Orăştie 53 km · Cugir 54 km · Deva 64 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 Lupeni (45.3603°, 23.2383°, elevation 634 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).