Ploieşti weather in August

In August, Ploieşti sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 58% 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 Ploieşti's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ploieşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:23 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Ploieşti is constituent locality of the city of Ploiești, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1503

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 Ploieşti 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 23°C and 32°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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How August really feels in Ploieşti

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.

Ploieşti weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°407.1590.0
Feb / -3°366.94.110.10.3
Mar10° / 498.6311.62.5
Apr16° / 5910.30.413.24.9
May21° / 11°7713014.66.1
Jun25° / 15°8512.9015.36.4
Jul27° / 16°729.9015.16.6
Aug28° / 16°468.2013.96.8
Sep22° / 12°577.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 577.70.410.75.4
Nov / 497.31.79.42.0
Dec / -2°497.54.18.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67723
77723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ploieşti gets around 46 mm of rain over 8.2 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 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
528
628
727
827
927
1026
1126
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2126
2226
2326
2426
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2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
183546110
293545110
3103544111
4103543111
5113542111
6123541111
7133640101
8143738101
915383791
1015393691
1116403581
1217413471
1317413471
1418423361
1519433251
1619443151
1720443141
1821443141
1921453130
2022443030
2124443020
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2327422920
2429412820
2531392810
2634382610
2737372510
2839362410
2942352210
3045342010
3148331900

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

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 5:05 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:057:39
214.55:067:37
314.55:087:36
414.45:097:35
514.45:107:34
614.45:117:32
714.35:127:31
814.35:137:29
914.25:157:28
1014.25:167:26
1114.15:177:25
1214.15:187:23
1314.05:197:22
1414.05:217:20
1513.95:227:19
1613.95:237:17
1713.95:247:15
1813.85:257:14
1913.85:277:12
2013.75:287:10
2113.75:297:09
2213.65:307:07
2313.65:327:05
2413.55:337:03
2513.55:347:02
2613.45:357:00
2713.45:366:58
2813.35:386:56
2913.35:396:54
3013.25:406:52
3113.25:416:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ploieşti?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ploieşti in August

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

In August, Ploieşti 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 Ploieşti 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 Ploieşti peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 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 Ploieşti 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 Ploieşti is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ploieşti's WHO annual average of 19.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2023 µg/m³Dec 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ploieşti?

Ploieşti sits at 45.0°N, 26.0°E, 161 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Băicoi, 16 km away.

BufteaTârgovişteSector 1

Topography around Ploieşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ploieşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,460 m.

The land around Ploieşti is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
314 m
80 km
2,460 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Băicoi 16 km · Moreni 30 km · Câmpina 30 km · Mizil 35 km · Breaza 38 km · Buftea 44 km · Târgovişte 44 km · Sector 1 51 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 Ploieşti (44.95°, 26.0167°, elevation 161 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).