Târgu Jiu weather in August

In August, Târgu Jiu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 53 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 60% 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 Târgu Jiu's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târgu Jiu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:34 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Târgu Jiu is census locality in Gorj County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1406

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 Târgu Jiu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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 Târgu Jiu

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.

Târgu Jiu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°558.86.390.0
Feb / -3°518.85.210.10.5
Mar11° / 629.5311.62.8
Apr16° / 6910.30.213.25.1
May21° / 10°7810.9014.66.4
Jun25° / 14°769.9015.47.0
Jul27° / 15°647.9015.17.1
Aug27° / 15°537.2013.97.3
Sep22° / 11°667.9012.37.2
Oct16° / 709.10.110.75.2
Nov / 699.62.19.32.0
Dec / -2°70104.78.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47525
57525
67723
77723
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97822
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Târgu Jiu gets around 53 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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226
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526
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725
824
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1123
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2122
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2423
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3125

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17315111
27325011
37334911
47334811
57344711
68354611
78374510
89384410
9939439
101040429
111141408
121142397
131243387
141344376
151345366
161446345
171547334
181648324
191748313
201848303
212048303
222148292
232348282
242547262
252746251
263045241
273244221
283543211
293842191
304141171
314439160

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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 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 5:16 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:167:50
214.55:177:49
314.55:187:47
414.45:197:46
514.45:217:45
614.45:227:43
714.35:237:42
814.35:247:41
914.25:257:39
1014.25:267:38
1114.15:287:36
1214.15:297:35
1314.05:307:33
1414.05:317:31
1514.05:337:30
1613.95:347:28
1713.95:357:27
1813.85:367:25
1913.85:377:23
2013.75:397:21
2113.75:407:20
2213.65:417:18
2313.65:427:16
2413.55:447:14
2513.55:457:13
2613.45:467:11
2713.45:477:09
2813.35:487:07
2913.35:507:05
3013.25:517:04
3113.25:527:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Târgu Jiu?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Târgu Jiu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Târgu Jiu in August

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

In August, Târgu Jiu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Târgu Jiu 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 Târgu Jiu peaks around July 14 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Târgu Jiu?

Târgu Jiu sits at 45.0°N, 23.3°E, 212 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Lupeni, 35 km away.

PetroşaniPetrilaFiliaşiDrobeta-Turnu SeverinHunedoara

Topography around Târgu Jiu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târgu Jiu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,015 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,452 m.

The land around Târgu Jiu is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
1,015 m
80 km
2,452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lupeni 35 km · Motru 37 km · Vulcan 37 km · Petroşani 41 km · Petrila 46 km · Filiaşi 59 km · Drobeta-Turnu Severin 68 km · Hunedoara 83 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 Târgu Jiu (45.05°, 23.2833°, elevation 212 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).