Europe
Romania
About 19.5M people live in Romania, on 237,500 km² in 42 regions; the capital is Bucharest. The highest summit is Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m).
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberBucharest 80
October: highs14° – 18°
Rain this month, on average46mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Sep–Oct.
Romania at a glance
The atlas follows 15,407 places here month by month, with 911 mountains and 2,506 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, September and October.
Bucharest now17°CSunny · 16:31Sunrise · sunset07:40 · 18:22BucharestNext holiday30 NovemberSaint Andrew's DayEarthquakes1in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
15,407places in 42 regions911summits, highest Moldoveanu Peak2,506monuments277museums107lakes2beaches26ski areas5festivals1,136huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Romania's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+15%16.4M in 1950 → 18.9M in 2025 → 16M in 2050Romania · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$50,9002025 · 45/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy76.52024 · 92/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities52 %2025 · 149/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet91 %2024 · 48/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.392024 · 175/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover30 %2024 · 110/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Romania
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Romania
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
80OctoberBucharest
Apr · Sep–Oct
18° / 6°48 mm
71OctoberIași
Apr–May · Sep
16° / 6°35 mm
69OctoberTârgu Mureș
Apr · Sep–Oct
17° / 5°41 mm
66OctoberSatu Mare
Apr · Sep–Oct
16° / 6°52 mm
67OctoberCluj-Napoca
Aug–Oct
16° / 5°38 mm
71OctoberBacău
Apr–May · Sep
16° / 6°36 mm
79OctoberSânnicolau Mare
Apr · Sep–Oct
18° / 7°40 mm
79OctoberPecica
Apr · Sep–Oct
18° / 7°41 mm
42 regions
Alba County787 places · Mănărade
Bacău County651 places · 1 summits · Bacău
Vâlcea County639 places · 60 summits · Râmnicu Vâlcea
Arges630 places · 168 summits · Nămăești
Buzău County602 places · 2 summits · Buzău
Gorj County573 places · 79 summits · Târgu Jiu
Mureș County539 places · Târgu Mureș
Hunedoara County525 places · 15 summits · Păclișa
Vaslui County504 places · Ivănești
Cluj County475 places · 2 summits · Cluj-Napoca
Olt473 places · Caracal
Neamț County471 places · 6 summits · Vânători-Neamț
Bihor County458 places · 1 summits · Băile Felix
Iași County456 places · Iași
Suceava447 places · 18 summits · Măneuți
Prahova438 places · 113 summits · Ploiești
Dolj436 places · Calafat
Dâmbovița County423 places · 23 summits · Târgoviște
Botoșani County406 places · Botoșani
Mehedinți County397 places · Cerneți
Vrancea393 places · Dumbrăveni
Caraș-Severin County355 places · 1 summits · Caransebeș
Timiș County347 places · Sânnicolau Mare
Sălaj County294 places · Giurtelecu Șimleului
Arad County287 places · Pecica
Bistrița-Năsăud County284 places · 4 summits · Dipșa
Harghita County283 places · 40 summits · Remetea
Teleorman County280 places · Turnu Măgurele
Maramureş246 places · 11 summits · Budești
Satu Mare County240 places · Satu Mare
Sibiu County239 places · 79 summits · Mălâncrav
Constanța County226 places · Cumpăna
Galați County221 places · Matca
Giurgiu County205 places · Giurgiu
Călărași County194 places · Modelu
Brașov County182 places · 203 summits · Poiana Brașov
Ialomița County173 places · Bărbulești
Brăila County164 places · Măxineni
Tulcea County164 places · 1 summits · Letea
Covasna County152 places · 83 summits · Sfântu Gheorghe
Ilfov145 places · Chiajna
Bucharest3 places · Bucharest
Romania from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Romania
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Nature in Romania
Summit2,544 m
Moldoveanu Peak
Summit2,535 m
Negoiu Peak
Summit2,527 m
Vistea Mare
Lake
Lake Sinoe
Lake
Lake Izvorul Muntelui
Lake
Lake TechirghiolWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Romania
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Romania
2,506 monuments and 277 museums; the best known first.
Horezu monasteryBuilt 1687 · Brâncovenesc art
Peleș CastleBuilt 1873 · Renaissance Revival
Romanian AthenaeumBuilt 1888 · Neoclassical
Constanța CasinoBuilt 1910 · Art Nouveau
Sucevița MonasteryBuilt 1581 · Byzantine
Moldovița MonasteryBuilt 1532 · Byzantine
Museum
“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural HistoryBuilt 1908
Museum
Romanian Peasant MuseumBuilt 1906The festival year
What's on in Romania
The ground and the sky in Romania
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195040magnitude 5+, of them 4 of 6+StrongestM7.5Paltin 4 km → · 1977Deadliest1,641deaths · 1977The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · BucharestNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · BucharestNorthern lightsKp 8.6is enough somewhere in the country
Getting to Romania
12 large airports, 1,895 railway stations, 40 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportBBU · Bucharest
7.9 kmIaşi International AirportIAS · Iași
2.2 kmAvram Iancu Cluj International AirportCLJ · Cluj-Napoca
6.9 kmBacău George Enescu International AirportBCM · Bacău
5 kmSuceava Ștefan cel Mare International AirportSCV · Vânători-Neamț
54 kmBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOTP · Buzău
86 kmBucurești NordBucharest
3 kmIașiIași
2.3 kmTârgu MureșTârgu Mureș
1.2 kmSatu MareSatu Mare
2.3 kmCluj NapocaCluj-Napoca
2.3 kmBacăuBacău
1.5 kmTerminal Pasageri→ Poti
7.6 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +40
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyRomanian LeuRON
LanguagesRomanian
Local time16:31Bucharest
Tipping
About 10% in restaurants is customary for good service; in taxis people round up the fare.