Orăştie weather in September

In September, Orăştie sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Orăştie's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orăştie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Orăştie is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1103

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Orăştie reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52111
62110
72110
82110
92110
102110
112010
122010
132010
142010
15209
16209
17209
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23189
24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29188
30178

How September really feels in Orăştie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Orăştie weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5311.79.88.90.0
Feb / -3°5210.98.210.10.0
Mar / -0°6712.45.511.61.5
Apr14° / 9213.21.913.33.8
May19° / 11015.7014.75.2
Jun22° / 12°13314.8015.56.0
Jul24° / 13°11713.8015.26.6
Aug24° / 13°9210.8013.97.0
Sep20° / 9010.90.112.36.2
Oct15° / 689.60.610.74.4
Nov / 5610.34.19.31.6
Dec / -3°6111.77.98.50.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
85941
96040
105941
115842
125941
135842
145743
155644
165644
175545
185545
195446
205347
215347
225248
235248
245149
255149
265149
275050
285149
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Orăştie gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
536
636
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2535
2635
2734
2833
2932
3032

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165323
267303
370282
472262
574242
677221
778211
879201
981181
1082171
1182171
1284160
1385150
1486140
1586140
1687130
1787130
1887130
1988120
2088120
2189110
2289110
2390100
2490100
259190
269190
279280
289280
299370
309370

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, 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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:537:01
213.15:546:59
313.05:556:57
413.05:576:55
512.95:586:53
612.95:596:51
712.86:006:49
812.86:026:47
912.76:036:45
1012.66:046:43
1112.66:066:41
1212.56:076:39
1312.56:086:37
1412.46:096:35
1512.46:116:33
1612.36:126:31
1712.36:136:29
1812.26:156:27
1912.26:166:25
2012.16:176:23
2112.06:186:21
2212.06:206:19
2311.96:216:17
2411.96:226:15
2511.86:246:13
2611.86:256:11
2711.76:266:09
2811.76:286:07
2911.66:296:05
3011.56:306:03

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Orăştie?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Orăştie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orăştie in September

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

In September, Orăştie sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Orăştie in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orăştie peaks around July 15 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orăştie?

Orăştie sits at 45.8°N, 23.2°E, 224 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Cugir, 13 km away.

PetrilaBradPetroşani

Topography around Orăştie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orăştie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,339 m.

The land around Orăştie is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (29%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
1,029 m
80 km
2,339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Cugir 13 km · Deva 24 km · Hunedoara 25 km · Sebeş 32 km · Alba Iulia 39 km · Petrila 46 km · Brad 46 km · Petroşani 48 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 Orăştie (45.8333°, 23.2°, elevation 224 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).