Sinaia weather in October

In October, Sinaia sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Sinaia's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 61 mm; 8.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:42 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Sinaia is locality in Prahova County, Romania.

Founded: 1690

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Sinaia reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	15	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	1

How October really feels in Sinaia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sinaia weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	0° / -7°	42	8.1	7.9	8.9	0.0
Feb	2° / -5°	38	7.7	7	10.1	0.0
Mar	6° / -2°	57	11.2	7.5	11.6	0.6
Apr	12° / 3°	84	14.6	2.7	13.2	2.7
May	17° / 7°	129	18.8	0.4	14.6	4.3
Jun	21° / 11°	144	19.1	0	15.4	5.0
Jul	23° / 12°	132	18.1	0	15.1	5.7
Aug	23° / 12°	101	15.3	0	13.9	6.2
Sep	18° / 8°	71	10.4	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	13° / 4°	61	8.7	1.5	10.7	3.6
Nov	7° / -1°	48	8	4.2	9.3	0.9
Dec	1° / -5°	49	7.8	6.3	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	49	48	48	48
Cloudier (%)	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	51	52	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sinaia gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	30	2
5	30	2
6	30	3
7	30	3
8	30	3
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	4
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	30	5
15	30	6
16	30	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	29	6
20	29	6
21	28	6
22	28	6
23	27	6
24	27	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	25	6
28	25	6
29	24	6
30	24	7
31	24	7

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	97	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:22 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:22	5:52
2	11.4	6:23	5:50
3	11.4	6:24	5:48
4	11.3	6:26	5:46
5	11.3	6:27	5:44
6	11.2	6:28	5:42
7	11.2	6:30	5:40
8	11.1	6:31	5:38
9	11.1	6:32	5:36
10	11.0	6:34	5:35
11	11.0	6:35	5:33
12	10.9	6:36	5:31
13	10.9	6:38	5:29
14	10.8	6:39	5:27
15	10.8	6:40	5:26
16	10.7	6:42	5:24
17	10.6	6:43	5:22
18	10.6	6:45	5:20
19	10.5	6:46	5:19
20	10.5	6:47	5:17
21	10.4	6:49	5:15
22	10.4	6:50	5:14
23	10.3	6:52	5:12
24	10.3	6:53	5:10
25	10.2	6:54	5:09
26	10.2	6:56	5:07
27	10.1	6:57	5:06
28	10.1	6:59	5:04
29	10.0	7:00	5:03
30	10.0	7:01	5:01
31	10.0	7:03	5:00

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 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 2.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sinaia

In seasonPeak

None of Sinaia's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sinaia'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 October a good time to visit Sinaia?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sinaia.

What to pack for Sinaia in October

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

In October, Sinaia sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sinaia 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 Sinaia 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	8	6	8	8	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sinaia?

Sinaia sits at 45.4°N, 25.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Breaza, 21 km away.

Topography around Sinaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinaia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m around an average of 1,039 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,981 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,409 m.

The land around Sinaia is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

880 m

trees 92%

16 km

1,981 m

trees 75%

80 km

2,409 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← September Sinaia year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Breaza 21 km · Râşnov 27 km · Câmpina 29 km · Zărnești 30 km · Săcele 32 km · Brasov 33 km · Codlea 40 km · Moreni 41 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

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 Sinaia (45.35°, 25.55°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	15	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	30	2
5	30	2
6	30	3
7	30	3
8	30	3
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	4
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	30	5
15	30	6
16	30	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	29	6
20	29	6
21	28	6
22	28	6
23	27	6
24	27	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	25	6
28	25	6
29	24	6
30	24	7
31	24	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	15	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	30	2
5	30	2
6	30	3
7	30	3
8	30	3
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	4
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	30	5
15	30	6
16	30	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	29	6
20	29	6
21	28	6
22	28	6
23	27	6
24	27	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	25	6
28	25	6
29	24	6
30	24	7
31	24	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	15	6
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	11	3
23	11	3
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	11	2
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	10	2
30	10	2
31	10	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	30	2
5	30	2
6	30	3
7	30	3
8	30	3
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	4
12	30	5
13	30	5
14	30	5
15	30	6
16	30	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	29	6
20	29	6
21	28	6
22	28	6
23	27	6
24	27	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	25	6
28	25	6
29	24	6
30	24	7
31	24	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0