Arad weather by month & the best time to visit

🇷🇴 Romania · regional city · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Arad is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with September and May close behind. Arad averages about 2,065 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,065

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

633 mm

Snow / year

≈62 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

169k

Elevation

106 m

When is the best time to visit Arad?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Arad is August, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 41 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Arad?

Arad gets a moderate 2,065 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate August (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 15 destinations in Romania for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,043 hours. The year's 633 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Timişoara Romania · 41 km · best in Sep · 2,114 h sun/yr
• Debrecen Hungary · 148 km · best in Aug · 2,003 h sun/yr
• Belgrade Serbia · 168 km · best in Jul · 2,080 h sun/yr
• Cluj-Napoca Romania · 197 km · best in Sep · 1,991 h sun/yr
• Budapest Hungary · 207 km · best in Sep · 1,974 h sun/yr
• Sibiu Romania · 222 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Oradea Romania · 106 km · 2,000 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Osijek(Klisa) Croatia · 206 km · 2,118 h sun/yr · best in Aug