Vatra Dornei weather in August

In August, Vatra Dornei sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 112 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vatra Dornei's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vatra Dornei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Vatra Dornei is locality in Suceava County, Romania.

Founded
1592

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vatra Dornei reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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 Vatra Dornei

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.

Vatra Dornei 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-3° / -9°399.611.58.70.0
Feb-1° / -8°431010.89.90.0
Mar / -5°6512.811.311.60.1
Apr10° / 8515.45.113.31.8
May15° / 12218.70.914.83.7
Jun19° / 13918.9015.74.7
Jul20° / 10°13718.6015.35.1
Aug20° / 10°11215.5014.15.6
Sep16° / 8011.90.312.44.6
Oct10° / 6010.23.110.62.4
Nov / -3°439.16.59.10.3
Dec-2° / -8°5010.110.28.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105347
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
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185446
195347
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225248
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245149
255149
265050
274852
284753
294753
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vatra Dornei gets around 112 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
257
356
455
555
654
753
853
952
1052
1151
1251
1350
1450
1550
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2647
2747
2847
2946
3046
3145

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160364
261354
362344
462344
563334
665323
766313
867303
968293
1068293
1170282
1271272
1371272
1471272
1573261
1673261
1774251
1874251
1976240
2077230
2178220
2279210
2381190
2482180
2583170
2685150
2786140
2888120
2989110
309190
319280

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 7 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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 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 5:01 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:017:48
214.75:027:47
314.75:037:46
414.75:057:44
514.65:067:43
614.65:077:41
714.55:097:40
814.55:107:38
914.45:117:37
1014.45:127:35
1114.35:147:33
1214.35:157:32
1314.25:167:30
1414.25:187:28
1514.15:197:27
1614.15:207:25
1714.05:227:23
1814.05:237:21
1913.95:257:19
2013.95:267:18
2113.85:277:16
2213.85:297:14
2313.75:307:12
2413.65:317:10
2513.65:337:08
2613.55:347:06
2713.55:357:04
2813.45:377:02
2913.45:387:00
3013.35:406:58
3113.35:416:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
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105.0Bright
114.9Bright
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184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Vatra Dornei

In seasonPeak

In August, Vatra Dornei sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vatra Dornei's rainy season runs March–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Vatra Dornei?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vatra Dornei for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vatra Dornei in August

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

In August, Vatra Dornei sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vatra Dornei 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 Vatra Dornei 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vatra Dornei?

Vatra Dornei sits at 47.4°N, 25.4°E, 814 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpulung Moldovenesc, 25 km away.

Gura HumoruluiBorşaRădăuțiBistriţaFălticeniGheorgheniSuceava

Topography around Vatra Dornei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vatra Dornei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,005 m.

The land around Vatra Dornei is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
533 m
16 km
1,134 m
80 km
2,005 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Câmpulung Moldovenesc 25 km · Gura Humorului 46 km · Borşa 63 km · Rădăuți 69 km · Bistriţa 70 km · Fălticeni 71 km · Gheorgheni 72 km · Suceava 73 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 Vatra Dornei (47.35°, 25.3667°, elevation 814 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).