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When to go · Romania

Romania, month by month

The best months for Romania: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedCold, often snowy; ski season at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia; Bucharest is quiet and cheap. Epiphany (6 January) processions and blessings of water.Bucharest and the southern plain: cool · Transylvanian towns: cool · Carpathian mountains: coolCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedDeep winter; mountain roads closed and many village guesthouses shut. Good for skiing and low hotel prices.Bucharest and the southern plain: cool · Transylvanian towns: cool · Carpathian mountains: coolCrowds: Low
  3. MarchMixedMărțișor on 1 March (red-and-white spring tokens); thaw in the south, snow remains in the hills.Bucharest and the southern plain: cool · Transylvanian towns: cool · Carpathian mountains: coolCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGoodSpring blossom and green hills; Orthodox Easter (often April) brings services, painted eggs and closures over the long weekend.Bucharest and the southern plain: fine · Transylvanian towns: fine · Carpathian mountains: coolCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGreatOne of the best months: mild in Transylvania, birds in the Danube Delta, long weekends on 1 May and 1 June fill mountain resorts.Bucharest and the southern plain: best weather · Transylvanian towns: best weather · Carpathian mountains: fineCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGreatLong days and hiking season opens; Sibiu International Theatre Festival and Transilvania Film Festival in Cluj — check dates.Bucharest and the southern plain: best weather · Transylvanian towns: best weather · Carpathian mountains: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyMixedTransfăgărășan usually opens; Bucharest heatwaves; festivals such as Electric Castle near Cluj; the coast fills.Bucharest and the southern plain: hot · Transylvanian towns: best weather · Carpathian mountains: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustMixedPeak season: Black Sea resorts full, Untold festival in Cluj early in the month, mountain roads busy on weekends.Bucharest and the southern plain: hot · Transylvanian towns: best weather · Carpathian mountains: best weatherCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberGreatWarm and settled; grape harvest in the wine regions; still good for hiking and the delta.Bucharest and the southern plain: best weather · Transylvanian towns: best weather · Carpathian mountains: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGreatAutumn colour in the Carpathians and Bucovina; high roads start closing late in the month — check.Bucharest and the southern plain: best weather · Transylvanian towns: best weather · Carpathian mountains: fineCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberMixedGrey and cold; delta boats and mountain roads mostly finished. 30 November holiday (St Andrew) and 1 December National Day make a long weekend.Bucharest and the southern plain: cool · Transylvanian towns: cool · Carpathian mountains: coolCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberMixedChristmas markets in Sibiu, Brașov and Bucharest; carol singing and village customs; ski season starts mid-month.Bucharest and the southern plain: cool · Transylvanian towns: cool · Carpathian mountains: coolCrowds: Medium · 6 festivals or holidays

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bucharest and the southern plainBucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townsCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestHotHotBestBestCoolCool
Transylvanian townsBrașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-NapocaCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestBestBestCoolCool
Carpathian mountainsBucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, ApuseniCoolCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestOKCoolCool
Black Sea coast and Danube DeltaConstanța, Mamaia, Vama Veche, Tulcea, SulinaCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestHotHotBestOKCoolCool
Maramureș and BucovinaSighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura HumoruluiCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestBestBestBestBestCoolCool