Ploieşti weather in October

In October, Ploieşti sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ploieşti's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ploieşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:39 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ploieşti reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6189
7188
8188
9188
10178
11178
12177
13177
14177
15167
16167
17166
18166
19156
20156
21156
22155
23155
24145
25145
26145
27144
28144
29134
30134
31134

How October really feels in Ploieşti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155149
165149
175149
185050
195050
205050
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Ploieşti gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1230
2240
3240
4240
5240
6240
7240
8250
9250
10250
11250
12250
13260
14261
15261
16261
17261
18261
19262
20262
21262
22262
23262
24252
25253
26243
27243
28233
29233
30223
31223

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181145
282144
383134
484133
585123
687112
787112
888102
99091
109091
119181
129370
139460
149550
159550
169640
179730
189730
199820
209820
219820
229910
239910
249910
259910
2610000
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 4:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:205:50
211.56:215:48
311.46:225:46
411.36:245:44
511.36:255:42
611.26:265:41
711.26:285:39
811.16:295:37
911.16:305:35
1011.06:315:33
1111.06:335:31
1210.96:345:30
1310.96:355:28
1410.86:375:26
1510.86:385:24
1610.76:395:22
1710.76:415:21
1810.66:425:19
1910.66:445:17
2010.56:455:16
2110.56:465:14
2210.46:485:12
2310.46:495:11
2410.36:505:09
2510.36:525:08
2610.26:535:06
2710.26:545:05
2810.16:565:03
2910.16:575:02
3010.06:595:00
3110.07:004:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.64 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 — October's 2.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ploieşti?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ploieşti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ploieşti in October

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

In October, Ploieşti sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ploieşti in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).