Romania in August

Peak season: Black Sea resorts full, Untold festival in Cluj early in the month, mountain roads busy on weekends.

• Bucharest and the southern plain · 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.

• Transylvanian towns · Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napocabest weather

  Higher and cooler than Bucharest; summer is the easiest season, and the Christmas markets make December worth a cold trip.

• Carpathian mountains · Bucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, Apusenibest weather

  Hiking from late June to September; afternoon thunderstorms in summer; ski season December to March at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia. High roads close in winter.

• Black Sea coast and Danube Delta · Constanța, Mamaia, Vama Veche, Tulcea, Sulinahot

  Beach season is late June to early September; the delta is best for birds in May and September, with mosquitoes from June.

• Maramureș and Bucovina · Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humoruluibest weather

  Cold snowy winters and green summers; village festivals and haymaking in July–August; Easter and Christmas customs are strongest here.

• Bucharest29° / 16°, 7 rain days

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.

• Assumption (Sfânta Maria)

  15 Aug

  Pilgrimages to monasteries; peak of the summer holiday.

• Summer terrace season

  About May to September · Bucharest

  Outdoor seating everywhere; beer gardens open in the parks.

• George Enescu International Festival check

  Odd-numbered years, about three weeks in late summer · Bucharest

  The country's major classical-music festival; book tickets and hotels well ahead.

Crowds · Romania

High

Prices · Romania

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Rated best or good this month

• Transylvanian towns

  Best weather of the year (Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napoca)

• Carpathian mountains

  Best weather of the year (Bucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, Apuseni)

• Maramureș and Bucovina

  Best weather of the year (Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humorului)