Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest
Bucharest is a capital city in Romania. It has a population of about 1,716,961 (2021). The climate is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now19°C
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Population1.72M
Local time15:51
44.43° N, 26.11° EElevation 83 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
Postal codes050011–050019, 050021–050029 …October: high / low18° / 6°
Rain this month48mm
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Bucharest at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:40 · 18:2210 h 42 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:29Next holiday30 NovemberSaint Andrew's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month31°C
Average high in August
Coolest month-5°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJune
77 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
35 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.8 km
How Bucharest has grown
People living in the built-up area (260 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+12%1.76M in 1975 → 1.97M in 2025Weather in Bucharest
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
19°C
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 5 km/h · humidity 70%
Today22 Oct21°9°1.1 mm
Fri23 Oct16°10°9.9 mm
Sat24 Oct19°6°
Sun25 Oct17°6°
Mon26 Oct20°5°
Tue27 Oct19°7°
Wed28 Oct17°7°
Thu29 Oct17°6°
Fri30 Oct16°7°1 mm
Sat31 Oct12°5°1.5 mm
When to go to Bucharest
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 32 | 35 | 47 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 50 | 58 | 83 | 80 | 41 | 32 |
| High | 3° | 6° | 12° | 19° | 24° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 25° | 18° | 11° | 4° |
| Low | -5° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain (mm) | 37 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 77 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 46 |
| Wet days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
What's on in Bucharest
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
RomexpoMarasti Blvd. 65-67, PO Box 32-2, code 011465, Bucharest · 0.7 km
6 showsSala PalatuluiStrada Ion Campineanu, Nr.28, Cod Postal: 010039, Bucuresti, Romania · 1.2 km
2 showsStadionul Cotroceni2.5 km
0 showsMonuments and museums in Bucharest
1.2 km
Romanian AthenaeumBuilt 1888
0.8 km
CEC PalaceBuilt 1900
2.8 km
Victoria PalaceBuilt 1944
1.6 km
Cathedral of St JosephBuilt 1884
2.3 km
Cantacuzino palaceBuilt 1902
0.6 km
Stavropoleos MonasteryBuilt 1724
Museum2.9 km
“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural HistoryBuilt 1908
Museum3 km
Romanian Peasant MuseumBuilt 1906More museums: "Institutul Revoluției Române din Decembrie 1989" · Art Safari · "Constantin Joja" Memorial House · "George and Agatha Bacovia" Memorial House · "Ion Minulescu" Memorial House · "Liviu Rebreanu and Fanny Rebreanu" Memorial House · Casa Memorială Anton Pann · Armenian-Gregorian Bishopric Museum Collection · The Aromanian Museum Collection · "Dimitrie Brandza" Botanic Garden · Little Paris · "Dr. Ioan and Nicolae Kalinderu" Museum
Outdoors around Bucharest
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Camping București BelvedereCamp sites
1 kmMovilaViewpoints
1.4 kmWater Park OtopeniWater parks
1.4 kmAqua GardenWater parks
1.5 kmFabrica de CățăratClimbing
1.6 kmCarpatic Escaladă & BoulderingClimbing
3.1 kmNature around Bucharest
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Romania seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Bucharest
Earthquakes around Bucharest
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195027magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record24within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.2Lunca Jariștei 9 km ↗1986 · 125 km
5.6Nereju Mic 13 km ←2016 · 146 km
5.6Nereju Mic 7 km ←2016 · 149 km
5.6Kozarevets 17 km ↗1986 · 130 km
Universities and research institutes
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of BucharestUniversity or college · founded 1852
Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyUniversity or college · founded 1857
Bucharest National University of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1864
National University of Music BucharestUniversity or college · founded 1864
POLITEHNICA București, Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica BucureștiUniversity or college · founded 1864
University of BucharestUniversity or college · founded 1864
Carol I National Defence UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1889
Academy of Agricultural and Forestry SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1913
Bucharest University of Economic StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1913
Artifex UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1919
National University of Physical Education and SportUniversity or college · founded 1922
Francisc Rainer Institute of AnthropologyUniversity or college · founded 1940
IMAR - Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1945
Technical University of Civil Engineering of BucharestUniversity or college · founded 1948
Military Technical AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1949
Institute of BiochemistryUniversity or college · founded 1952
Ion Mincu University of Architecture and UrbanismUniversity or college · founded 1952
National University of Theatre and Film I.L. CaragialeUniversity or college · founded 1954
Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Mecatronică si Tehnica MasurăriiUniversity or college · founded 1971
National Institute for Research and Development for Industrial EcologyUniversity or college · founded 1977
Athenaeum UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1990
Bioterra University BucharestUniversity or college · founded 1990
Hyperion UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1990
Institute of Educational SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1990
Romanian University of Sciences and Arts "Gheorghe Cristea"University or college · founded 1990
Ecological University of BucharestUniversity or college · founded 1990
Universitatea Nicolae Titulescu din BucureștiUniversity or college · founded 1990
Academia de Politie Alexandru Ioan CuzaUniversity or college · founded 1991
National Intelligence AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1991
National School of Political Science and Public AdministrationUniversity or college · founded 1991
Romanian-American UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1991
Spiru Haret UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1991
Titu Maiorescu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1991
National School of Public Health, Management and Professional DevelopmentUniversity or college · founded 1992
New Europe CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1994
"Constantin Rădulescu-Motru" Institute of Philosophy and Psychology of the Romanian AcademyUniversity or college · founded 2003
National Institute for Health Services ManagementUniversity or college · founded 2022
Colegiul National Mihai EminescuUniversity or college
Dimitrie Cantemir Christian UniversityUniversity or college
Institutul Teologic Baptist din BucureștiUniversity or college
University of Wales, RomaniaUniversity or college
Administraţia Naţională de MeteorologieResearch institute · founded 1884
Institutul National Victor Babes, Victor Babes InstituteResearch institute · founded 1887
Institutul Geologic al RomânieiResearch institute · founded 1906
Institutul National de Cercetari Economice "Costin C. Kiritescu"Research institute · founded 1918
Emil Racovita Institute of SpeleologyResearch institute · founded 1920
Institutul CantacuzinoResearch institute · founded 1921
The National Institute of Research – Development for Machines and Installations Designed for Agriculture and Food IndustryResearch institute · founded 1927
Institutul de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Protecţia PlantelorResearch institute · founded 1928
Academy of Romanian ScientistsResearch institute · founded 1935
Institutul Național de Endocrinologie C.I. ParhonResearch institute · founded 1946
Institute of Solid MechanicsResearch institute · founded 1949
Institutul Oncologic BucurestiResearch institute · founded 1949
National Institute For Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentResearch institute · founded 1949
National Research and Development Institute on Occupational SafetyResearch institute · founded 1951
Institute of National EconomyResearch institute · founded 1953
National Research And Development Institute For EnergyResearch institute · founded 1960
Research and Development National Institute for Metals and Radioactive ResourcesResearch institute · founded 1961
National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI BucharestResearch institute · founded 1970
National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1977
Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas TurbinesResearch institute · founded 1985
Institute of Agricultural EconomicsResearch institute · founded 1990
National Institute for Aerospace Research Elie CarafoliResearch institute · founded 1991
GeoEcoMarResearch institute · founded 1993
National Institute for Research and Development in MicrotechnologiesResearch institute · founded 1993
Transport Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1993
National Institute of Research and Development for Biological SciencesResearch institute · founded 1996
National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and LeatherResearch institute · founded 1996
National Research & Development Institute for Food Bioresources ‒ IBA BucharestResearch institute · founded 2000
Institutul Naţional de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si PetrochimieResearch institute · founded 2004
Metallurgical Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2011
CliniRx Tangent ResearchResearch institute
National Institute for R&D in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CAResearch institute
National Research and Development Institute for Soil Science Agrochemistry and EnvironmentResearch institute
Institute for South-East European StudiesResearch institute
International Centre of BiodynamicsResearch institute
Median Research CentreResearch institute
Towns and villages around Bucharest
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Bucharest from above
Around Bucharest28 places to see, do and reach nearby
Lake HerăstrăuNature5.2 kmLake CișmigiuNature1.4 kmLake VăcăreștiNature4.0 kmLake BăneasaNature7.2 kmLake DâmbovițaNature8.4 kmLake FloreascaNature4.2 kmRomanian AthenaeumMonument1.2 kmCEC PalaceMonument0.8 kmVictoria PalaceMonument2.8 kmCathedral of St JosephMonument1.6 kmCantacuzino palaceMonument2.3 kmStavropoleos MonasteryMonument0.6 kmCentral School in BucharestMonument1.3 kmKretzulescu ChurchMonument1.0 km“Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum2.9 kmRomanian Peasant MuseumMuseum3.0 kmNational Museum of Romanian HistoryMuseum0.7 kmNational Military MuseumMuseum2.6 kmNational Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum1.6 kmBucurești NordStation3.0 kmBucurești OborStation3.3 kmBucurești BasarabStation3.7 kmChiajnaPlace11 kmTunariPlace14 kmBaloteștiPlace21 kmFundeniPlace5.6 kmDobroeștiPlace6.4 kmCornetuPlace17 km
Postal codes
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Getting to Bucharest
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportBBU
7.9 kmBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportOTP
16 kmBrașov-Ghimbav International AirportGHV
149 kmBucurești NordRailway station
3 kmBucurești OborRailway station
3.3 kmBucurești BasarabRailway station
3.7 kmPlaces near Bucharest
Places with a climate like Bucharest
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Bucharest?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Bucharest.
What is the hottest month in Bucharest?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31°C and lows of 16°C.
What is the coldest month in Bucharest?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 3°C and lows of -5°C.
What is the rainiest month in Bucharest?
June is the wettest month with about 77 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.
What is the postal code of Bucharest?
Bucharest has 1770 postal codes: 050011–050019, 050021–050029, 050031–050038, 050041–050048, 050051–050052, 050061–050068, 050071–050072, 050081–050089, 050091–050099, 050101–050108, 050111–050114, 050121–050129 ….