Săcele weather in August

In August, Săcele sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 121 mm of rain across 14.6 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 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Săcele's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Săcele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:23 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Săcele is locality in Brașov County, Romania.

Founded
1366

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 Săcele reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
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92313
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112312
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262111
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312010

How August really feels in Săcele

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.

Săcele 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-1° / -7°407.98.18.90.0
Feb / -7°397.97.510.10.0
Mar / -3°5811.37.811.60.4
Apr12° / 89152.913.32.6
May17° / 13918.20.414.74.3
Jun20° / 11°15318.1015.45.2
Jul22° / 12°15517.6015.15.7
Aug22° / 12°12114.6013.96.2
Sep18° / 7610.3012.35.7
Oct12° / 608.61.510.73.5
Nov / -1°498.14.59.30.7
Dec / -6°468.17.18.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56733
66733
76733
86733
96634
106733
116733
126733
136733
146733
156733
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176733
186634
196634
206634
216634
226634
236436
246436
256436
266337
276238
286139
296139
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Săcele gets around 121 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
453
552
652
751
850
950
1049
1148
1248
1347
1447
1546
1645
1745
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2545
2645
2744
2844
2944
3044
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1345214
2345214
3355114
4355114
5365113
6374913
7394913
8404812
9414811
10424710
11434710
1245469
1346468
1447467
1548457
1649456
1750446
1851445
1953434
2053434
2155423
2256413
2357403
2460382
2562362
2664342
2766322
2869301
2971281
3074251
3176231

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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55calm
65calm
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135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
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316calm

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 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:057:42
214.65:067:41
314.55:077:39
414.55:087:38
514.55:097:37
614.45:117:35
714.45:127:34
814.35:137:32
914.35:147:31
1014.25:157:29
1114.25:177:28
1214.15:187:26
1314.15:197:25
1414.05:207:23
1514.05:227:21
1613.95:237:20
1713.95:247:18
1813.85:257:16
1913.85:277:15
2013.75:287:13
2113.75:297:11
2213.65:307:09
2313.65:327:08
2413.55:337:06
2513.55:347:04
2613.45:357:02
2713.45:377:00
2813.35:386:58
2913.35:396:56
3013.25:406:55
3113.25:426:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Săcele

In seasonPeak

In August, Săcele sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Săcele's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Săcele?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Săcele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Săcele in August

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

In August, Săcele sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Săcele in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Săcele peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Săcele?

Săcele sits at 45.6°N, 25.7°E, 652 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Brasov, 9.0 km away.

BreazaTârgu Secuiesc

Topography around Săcele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Săcele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m around an average of 695 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,369 m.

The land around Săcele is covered by trees (36%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
476 m
16 km
1,403 m
80 km
2,369 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Brasov 9.0 km · Râşnov 21 km · Codlea 22 km · Sfântu Gheorghe 28 km · Zărnești 31 km · Sinaia 32 km · Breaza 48 km · Târgu Secuiesc 54 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 Săcele (45.6167°, 25.711°, elevation 652 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).