Piteşti in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Piteşti sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 182 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 25°C in early September to 6°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Piteşti's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Piteşti's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
182 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Piteşti in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 25°C in early September to 6°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Piteşti reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Piteşti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
18
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Piteşti weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4074.490.0
Feb / -3°376.63.910.10.3
Mar11° / 5092.911.62.7
Apr17° / 6710.50.413.25.1
May22° / 11°8813.7014.66.1
Jun26° / 15°11213.4015.36.3
Jul28° / 16°9311.50156.3
Aug28° / 16°759.1013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°727.5012.37.3
Oct16° / 617.70.210.75.4
Nov / 487.51.79.42.0
Dec / -2°497.53.68.70.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Piteşti gets around 182 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 9 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early September to 8 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Piteşti?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Piteşti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piteşti in Fall

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

In fall, Piteşti sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerlight clothes

UV index in Piteşti in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piteşti peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Piteşti in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Piteşti is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piteşti's WHO annual average of 18.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1223 µg/m³Dec 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piteşti?

Piteşti sits at 44.9°N, 24.9°E, 307 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mioveni, 13 km away.

TârgovişteRâmnicu VâlceaDrăgăşaniSlatinaMoreni

Topography around Piteşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piteşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,405 m.

The land around Piteşti is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
2,405 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Mioveni 13 km · Curtea de Argeş 35 km · Găeşti 38 km · Târgovişte 47 km · Râmnicu Vâlcea 48 km · Drăgăşani 52 km · Slatina 61 km · Moreni 63 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 Piteşti (44.85°, 24.8667°, elevation 307 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.