Climate averages 1991–2020
Bucharest weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Bucharest: daytime highs average 17.0°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ploieşti (58 km away). In October its highs average 15.7°C, 1.3°C cooler than Bucharest, with 57 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Bucharest ranks joint 3rd of 27 for the warmest October highs and 15th of 27 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 27 cities is 15.5°C; Bucharest is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.7°C to 10.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 53 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Bucharest climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8°C-4.6°C | -4.6°C | 39 | 6.5 | 9.39 h |
| February | 6.0°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 33 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 11.3°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 46 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 57 | 9.5 | 13.413 h |
| May | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 70 | 11.1 | 14.815 h |
| June | 26.4°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 88 | 12.3 | 15.515 h |
| July | 28.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 79 | 10.0 | 15.215 h |
| August | 28.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 49 | 7.4 | 14.014 h |
| September | 23.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 60 | 6.3 | 12.613 h |
| October, selected | 17.0°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 53 | 7.1 | 11.011 h |
| November | 10.3°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 45 | 6.8 | 9.710 h |
| December | 4.3°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 44 | 6.9 | 8.99 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
October in nearby cities
- Ploieşti in OctoberRomania · 58 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 6.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Ruse in OctoberBulgaria · 66 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Buzău in OctoberRomania · 98 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 7.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Piteşti in OctoberRomania · 109 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 6.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Braşov in OctoberRomania · 141 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Shumen in OctoberBulgaria · 145 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Râmnicu Vâlcea in OctoberRomania · 156 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 6.7°C · 69 mm rain
- Pleven in OctoberBulgaria · 164 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 45 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 Bucharest) is explained once on the Bucharest year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.