Climate averages 1991–2020
Chisinau weather
in September.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Chisinau: daytime highs average 22.0°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bender (51 km away). In September its highs average 22.1°C, about as warm as Chisinau, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Moldova, Chisinau ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 4 cities is 21.8°C; Chisinau is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.6°C to 15.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 48 mm to 40 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chisinau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.7°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 33 | 6.6 | 9.09 h |
| February | 4.2°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 27 | 5.8 | 10.310 h |
| March | 9.5°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 35 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 47 | 8.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 54 | 10.1 | 15.015 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 69 | 10.4 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 59 | 9.1 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 49 | 6.6 | 14.214 h |
| September, selected | 22.0°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 48 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 40 | 6.0 | 10.911 h |
| November | 8.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 36 | 5.5 | 9.49 h |
| December | 3.1°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 35 | 6.4 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Bender in SeptemberMoldova · 51 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Tiraspol in SeptemberMoldova · 61 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 13.2°C · 42 mm rain
- Iaşi in SeptemberRomania · 97 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Bălţi in SeptemberMoldova · 109 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Odesa in SeptemberUkraine · 155 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Bacău in SeptemberRomania · 156 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Botoşani in SeptemberRomania · 185 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 55 mm rain
- Galaţi in SeptemberRomania · 186 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.1°C · 41 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chisinau) is explained once on the Chisinau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.