Petroşani weather in August

In August, Petroşani sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 108 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Petroşani's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petroşani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:33 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Petroşani is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1640

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Petroşani reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52312
62312
72312
82312
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
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182211
192211
202211
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242211
252211
262110
272110
282110
292110
302110
312010

How August really feels in Petroşani

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.

Petroşani weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°531110.58.90.0
Feb / -5°5210.89.310.10.0
Mar / -2°72137.711.60.7
Apr12° / 10315.92.813.22.7
May17° / 13719.20.214.74.2
Jun20° / 10°15017.7015.45.2
Jul22° / 11°13917.1015.15.8
Aug22° / 11°10814.3013.96.3
Sep18° / 9211.90.112.35.5
Oct13° / 689.8110.73.5
Nov / -0°5710.35.39.30.9
Dec / -5°6211.49.18.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46634
56733
66733
76832
86931
96931
106931
117030
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207030
216931
226931
236931
246733
256634
266634
276535
286337
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Petroşani gets around 108 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
253
352
451
550
649
748
847
947
1046
1146
1246
1345
1445
1545
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2345
2445
2545
2646
2746
2846
2945
3045
3145

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1285814
2285814
3285814
4295813
5295813
6305713
7315712
8325612
9345511
10355510
11365410
1238539
1339538
1441518
1543507
1644496
1746486
1847475
1949465
2051454
2152444
2254433
2356413
2457403
2560382
2663352
2765332
2867312
2971281
3073261
3176231

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
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 5:51 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
214.65:167:49
314.55:177:48
414.55:187:47
514.45:197:45
614.45:207:44
714.35:227:43
814.35:237:41
914.35:247:40
1014.25:257:38
1114.25:267:37
1214.15:287:35
1314.15:297:33
1414.05:307:32
1514.05:317:30
1613.95:337:29
1713.95:347:27
1813.85:357:25
1913.85:367:24
2013.75:387:22
2113.75:397:20
2213.65:407:18
2313.65:417:17
2413.55:437:15
2513.55:447:13
2613.45:457:11
2713.45:467:09
2813.35:487:07
2913.35:497:06
3013.25:507:04
3113.25:517:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Petroşani?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Petroşani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Petroşani in August

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

In August, Petroşani sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Petroşani 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 Petroşani 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 highModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petroşani?

Petroşani sits at 45.4°N, 23.4°E, 606 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Petrila, 5.0 km away.

Târgu JiuCugirOrăştieHunedoaraSebeş

Topography around Petroşani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petroşani has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m around an average of 698 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,099 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m.

The land around Petroşani is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
423 m
16 km
2,099 m
80 km
2,416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Petrila 5.0 km · Vulcan 9.0 km · Lupeni 12 km · Târgu Jiu 41 km · Cugir 47 km · Orăştie 48 km · Hunedoara 52 km · Sebeş 62 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 Petroşani (45.4167°, 23.3667°, elevation 606 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).