Sebeş weather in August

In August, Sebeş sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sebeş's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sebeş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:31 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sebeş is locality in Alba County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 32.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sebeş reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°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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52615
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How August really feels in Sebeş

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.

Sebeş 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 / -4°378.96.98.90.0
Feb / -3°389.26.1100.1
Mar / 5310.64.211.61.9
Apr15° / 7413.41.113.34.2
May20° / 10°9215.9014.75.4
Jun23° / 13°11516.8015.55.8
Jul25° / 15°9915.4015.26.1
Aug26° / 14°7912.80146.6
Sep21° / 10°6810.2012.36.4
Oct15° / 558.70.510.74.8
Nov / 428.62.99.31.7
Dec / -2°459.25.78.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36634
46634
56832
66832
76931
87030
97129
107129
117228
127228
137228
147228
157327
167327
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316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sebeş gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
247
347
446
545
645
744
844
943
1043
1142
1241
1340
1440
1539
1639
1739
1838
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2739
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3139

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11544365
21544365
31544365
41544365
51644355
61645345
71745334
81846324
91946314
102046303
112147293
122247283
132347272
142447262
152648252
162748242
172948221
183048211
193147201
203347191
213546181
223645171
233944161
244143161
254341151
264640141
274838130
285137120
295435110
305733100
31603280

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:127:51
214.65:137:50
314.65:157:49
414.55:167:47
514.55:177:46
614.45:187:45
714.45:197:43
814.45:217:42
914.35:227:40
1014.35:237:39
1114.25:247:37
1214.25:267:35
1314.15:277:34
1414.15:287:32
1514.05:297:31
1614.05:317:29
1713.95:327:27
1813.95:337:26
1913.85:357:24
2013.85:367:22
2113.75:377:20
2213.75:387:18
2313.65:407:17
2413.65:417:15
2513.55:427:13
2613.55:437:11
2713.45:457:09
2813.45:467:07
2913.35:477:05
3013.25:497:04
3113.25:507:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.4Bright
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145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sebeş?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sebeş in August

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

In August, Sebeş sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sebeş 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 Sebeş peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sebeş?

Sebeş sits at 46.0°N, 23.6°E, 254 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Alba Iulia, 12 km away.

AiudSibiuOcna MureşCisnădie

Topography around Sebeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sebeş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,325 m.

The land around Sebeş is covered by cropland (45%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
776 m
80 km
2,325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Alba Iulia 12 km · Cugir 20 km · Orăştie 32 km · Blaj 36 km · Aiud 41 km · Sibiu 48 km · Ocna Mureş 52 km · Cisnădie 52 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 Sebeş (45.9565°, 23.571°, elevation 254 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).