Timișoara weather in October

In October, Timișoara sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Timișoara's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timișoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Timișoara is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1266

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical October day in Timișoara reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22010
32010
42010
52010
62010
7209
8199
9199
10199
11199
12188
13188
14188
15188
16178
17177
18177
19177
20167
21167
22167
23166
24166
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30155
31145

How October really feels in Timișoara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Timișoara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°428.83.68.90.0
Feb / -1°4293.210.10.6
Mar12° / 479.31.411.63.2
Apr18° / 6110.10.313.35.6
May23° / 12°6912.4014.76.4
Jun26° / 15°8211.9015.46.4
Jul28° / 17°6910.1015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°608.1013.96.3
Sep23° / 13°588.2012.37.1
Oct17° / 527.8010.75.8
Nov11° / 498.40.89.32.6
Dec / -1°529.52.98.50.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45050
55050
65149
75050
85149
95050
105050
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
164753
174753
184654
194654
204555
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264753
274753
284852
294852
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Timișoara gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
225
325
425
526
626
726
826
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1826
1926
2025
2125
2224
2324
2423
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3124

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178193
280182
381172
481172
582162
684151
784151
885141
986131
1087121
1188111
1290100
139190
149280
159280
169370
179460
189460
199550
209640
219640
229730
239730
249820
259820
269820
279820
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:09
211.46:416:07
311.46:426:05
411.36:436:03
511.36:456:01
611.26:465:59
711.26:475:57
811.16:495:55
911.16:505:53
1011.06:515:51
1110.96:535:50
1210.96:545:48
1310.86:565:46
1410.86:575:44
1510.76:585:42
1610.77:005:41
1710.67:015:39
1810.67:035:37
1910.57:045:35
2010.57:055:34
2110.47:075:32
2210.47:085:30
2310.37:105:29
2410.37:115:27
2510.27:125:25
2610.27:145:24
2710.17:155:22
2810.17:175:21
2910.07:185:19
3010.07:205:18
319.97:215:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Timișoara?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Timișoara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Timișoara in October

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

In October, Timișoara sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Timișoara 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 Timișoara peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Timișoara in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Timișoara is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Timișoara's WHO annual average of 16.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1320 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Timișoara?

Timișoara sits at 45.8°N, 21.2°E, 96 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Arad, 48 km away.

AradLugojBocşaKikindaVršacReşiţaMakóZrenjanin

Topography around Timișoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timișoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Timișoara is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
862 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Arad 48 km · Lugoj 53 km · Bocşa 57 km · Kikinda 60 km · Vršac 71 km · Reşiţa 72 km · Makó 77 km · Zrenjanin 78 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 Timișoara (45.7537°, 21.2257°, elevation 96 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).