Oradea weather in August

In August, Oradea sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Oradea's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oradea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:35 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Oradea is locality in Bihor County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.4 µg/m³ · 2018

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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Oradea 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 22°C and 33°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)
12817
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102817
112817
122817
132817
142816
152816
162816
172816
182816
192816
202816
212816
222816
232716
242715
252715
262715
272715
282615
292615
302615
312614

How August really feels in Oradea

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.

Oradea 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 / -3°459.64.88.70.0
Feb / -2°489.94.3100.3
Mar11° / 539.91.911.62.7
Apr17° / 6110.60.313.35.3
May22° / 11°6811.4014.86.4
Jun25° / 15°8412.2015.66.5
Jul28° / 16°7910.8015.36.4
Aug28° / 16°608.40146.6
Sep23° / 12°658.4012.47.0
Oct17° / 599.1010.65.4
Nov10° / 549.21.39.12.3
Dec / -1°599.93.48.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46931
57030
67129
77129
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197030
207030
217030
226931
236931
246931
256733
266733
276634
286535
296436
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oradea gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
431
530
630
729
829
928
1028
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113314115
213314114
314314114
415314013
516324013
617323912
718333811
819333810
920343710
102134369
112235358
122336347
132436336
142637326
152737325
162837314
172837304
182937303
193038303
203137292
213237292
223337282
233536271
243736261
253935251
264134241
274333231
284632221
294831210
305130190
315329180

Wind in August

Winds average 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:168:01
214.75:178:00
314.75:187:58
414.65:197:57
514.65:217:56
614.55:227:54
714.55:237:53
814.45:247:51
914.45:267:50
1014.35:277:48
1114.35:287:46
1214.35:307:45
1314.25:317:43
1414.25:327:41
1514.15:347:40
1614.05:357:38
1714.05:367:36
1813.95:387:34
1913.95:397:33
2013.85:407:31
2113.85:427:29
2213.75:437:27
2313.75:447:25
2413.65:467:23
2513.65:477:21
2613.55:487:19
2713.55:507:18
2813.45:517:16
2913.45:527:14
3013.35:547:12
3113.25:557:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Oradea?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oradea in August

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

In August, Oradea sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Oradea in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oradea peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Oradea in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Oradea is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Oradea's WHO annual average of 17.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1622 µg/m³Dec 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oradea?

Oradea sits at 47.0°N, 21.9°E, 126 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Salonta, 34 km away.

DebrecenHajdúszoboszlóGyulaBékésPüspökladányŞimleu SilvanieiBékéscsaba

Topography around Oradea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oradea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,753 m.

The land around Oradea is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
1,753 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Salonta 34 km · Debrecen 58 km · Hajdúszoboszló 60 km · Gyula 65 km · Békés 67 km · Püspökladány 68 km · Şimleu Silvaniei 70 km · Békéscsaba 74 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 Oradea (47.0458°, 21.9183°, elevation 126 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).