Cluj-Napoca weather by month & the best time to visit
🇷🇴 Romania · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Cluj-Napoca is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with August and May close behind. Cluj-Napoca averages about 1,991 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,991
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 681 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈74 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 317k
- Elevation
- 312 m
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When is the best time to visit Cluj-Napoca?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cluj-Napoca is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 35 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cluj-Napoca?
Cluj-Napoca gets a moderate 1,991 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate September (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 15 destinations in Romania for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,043 hours. The year's 681 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -6° / 21°F | 35 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 34 mm | 1 |
| March | 14 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 43 mm | 2 |
| April | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 51 mm | 4 |
| May | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 81 mm | 5 |
| June | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 97 mm | 6 |
| July | 74 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 90 mm | 6 |
| August | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 63 mm | 6 |
| September | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 53 mm | 4 |
| October | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| November | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 41 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 40 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Târgu Mureş Romania · 66 km · best in Sep · 2,054 h sun/yr
- Sibiu Romania · 115 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Debrecen Hungary · 175 km · best in Aug · 2,003 h sun/yr
- Brașov (Ghimbav) Romania · 185 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Timişoara Romania · 210 km · best in Sep · 2,114 h sun/yr
- Suceava Romania · 225 km · best in Sep · 2,043 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Baia Mare Romania · 98 km · 1,992 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Satu Mare Romania · 119 km · 1,992 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oradea Romania · 138 km · 2,000 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Cluj-Napoca compares month by month: Cluj-Napoca vs Timişoara · Cluj-Napoca vs Debrecen · Cluj-Napoca vs Târgu Mureş · Cluj-Napoca vs Sibiu · all comparisons
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