Târgu Mureş weather in August

In August, Târgu Mureş sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.9 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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Târgu Mureş's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târgu Mureş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:25 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Târgu Mureş is city in Mureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
3,177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1230

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 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Târgu Mureş 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 33°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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22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
72816
82816
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102816
112816
122816
132815
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212715
222715
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242614
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282614
292513
302513
312513

How August really feels in Târgu Mureş

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 Mureş 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 / -5°328.25.58.80.0
Feb / -4°318.24.8100.2
Mar10° / 459.42.211.62.4
Apr17° / 6111.20.713.35.0
May21° / 10°8113.6014.86.0
Jun25° / 14°9713.7015.66.3
Jul27° / 15°8312.6015.26.3
Aug27° / 15°779.90146.8
Sep22° / 11°709.2012.46.8
Oct16° / 528.30.210.75.2
Nov / 398.32.39.21.9
Dec / -3°418.64.28.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46832
56832
66931
76931
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137129
147228
157228
167228
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207129
217129
227129
236931
246931
256931
266733
276634
286535
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Târgu Mureş gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
437
536
635
734
833
932
1031
1130
1229
1329
1429
1528
1628
1729
1829
1929
2030
2130
2230
2331
2431
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2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11636399
21636399
31736389
41737379
51837378
61938368
71939358
82040347
92041336
102142326
112143315
122243305
132344294
142444284
152545273
162645273
172745262
182845252
192945252
203044241
213243241
223442231
233641221
243939211
254238201
264436191
274735170
285133160
295432140
305631130
316029110

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:06 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:067:49
214.75:087:48
314.65:097:46
414.65:107:45
514.55:117:44
614.55:137:42
714.45:147:41
814.45:157:39
914.45:167:38
1014.35:187:36
1114.35:197:35
1214.25:207:33
1314.25:227:31
1414.15:237:30
1514.15:247:28
1614.05:257:26
1714.05:277:25
1813.95:287:23
1913.95:297:21
2013.85:317:19
2113.85:327:17
2213.75:337:16
2313.75:357:14
2413.65:367:12
2513.55:377:10
2613.55:397:08
2713.45:407:06
2813.45:417:04
2913.35:437:02
3013.35:447:00
3113.25:456:58

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 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 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
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Târgu Mureş?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Târgu Mureş in August

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

In August, Târgu Mureş sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Târgu Mureş 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 Mureş peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Târgu Mureş?

Târgu Mureş sits at 46.5°N, 24.6°E, 319 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Reghin-Sat, 29 km away.

MediaşCâmpia TurziiOcna MureşTurda

Topography around Târgu Mureş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târgu Mureş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 337 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m.

The land around Târgu Mureş is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (37%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
1,831 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Reghin-Sat 29 km · Târnăveni 31 km · Luduş 36 km · Sighisoara 40 km · Mediaş 45 km · Câmpia Turzii 52 km · Ocna Mureş 57 km · Turda 59 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 Mureş (46.5425°, 24.5575°, elevation 319 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).