When to go · Bucharest
Bucharest in August
Mixed month. Hottest; many locals away.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29° / 16°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Romania overall
- Prices
- High
- Romania overall
Verdict
Hottest; many locals away.
Weather in August
- BucharestHighs around 29 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 7 days
- Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townshot
Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C and winters bring snow and –10 °C cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.
Summer season
Long evenings, beer gardens in Herăstrău, and the George Enescu Festival in odd-numbered years.
Watch: 27–29 °C highs with little shade on the wide boulevards; sudden storms.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Summer terrace season
About May to September · Old Town, Cișmigiu, Herăstrău
Outdoor seating everywhere; beer gardens open in the parks.
George Enescu International Festival check
Odd-numbered years, about three weeks in late summer · Romanian Athenaeum and other venues
The country's major classical-music festival; book tickets and hotels well ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- High
- Prices · Romania overall
- High
Romania overall: Peak season: Black Sea resorts full, Untold festival in Cluj early in the month, mountain roads busy on weekends.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen