Climate averages 1991–2020
Craiova weather
in September.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 4th 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 Craiova: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 34 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Târgu Jiu (91 km away). In September its highs average 21.2°C, 2.7°C cooler than Craiova, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Craiova ranks 1st of 27 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 27 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 27 cities is 21.3°C; Craiova is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.5°C to 17.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 49 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Craiova climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.5°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 38 | 6.8 | 9.39 h |
| February | 6.4°C-2.1°C | -2.1°C | 33 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 11.8°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 45 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.8°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 50 | 8.3 | 13.413 h |
| May | 23.1°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 59 | 10.3 | 14.815 h |
| June | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 68 | 10.6 | 15.515 h |
| July | 29.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 64 | 8.1 | 15.215 h |
| August | 29.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 42 | 6.5 | 14.014 h |
| September, selected | 24.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 49 | 6.1 | 12.613 h |
| October | 17.5°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 45 | 6.8 | 11.011 h |
| November | 10.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 42 | 7.0 | 9.710 h |
| December | 4.7°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 42 | 7.1 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Târgu Jiu in SeptemberRomania · 91 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 66 mm rain
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin in SeptemberRomania · 97 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.3°C · 60 mm rain
- Râmnicu Vâlcea in SeptemberRomania · 98 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 73 mm rain
- Piteşti in SeptemberRomania · 103 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 72 mm rain
- Pleven in SeptemberBulgaria · 119 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Sibiu in SeptemberRomania · 167 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 10.7°C · 87 mm rain
- Ruse in SeptemberBulgaria · 180 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 55 mm rain
- Bucharest in SeptemberRomania · 184 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 13.6°C · 60 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 Craiova) is explained once on the Craiova year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.