Best time to visit Braşov
The best time to visit Braşov is September–October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Braşov, Brasov County, Romania
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.5 °C / 35 °F | -6.1 °C / 21 °F | 41 mm / 1.6 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 4.1 °C / 39 °F | -4.2 °C / 24 °F | 32 mm / 1.3 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 8.9 °C / 48 °F | -0.7 °C / 31 °F | 52 mm / 2.1 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 14.4 °C / 58 °F | 3.5 °C / 38 °F | 64 mm / 2.5 in | good month |
| May | 18.7 °C / 66 °F | 8.1 °C / 47 °F | 89 mm / 3.5 in | good month |
| June | 23 °C / 73 °F | 12.3 °C / 54 °F | 86 mm / 3.4 in | good month |
| July | 25.2 °C / 77 °F | 13.6 °C / 56 °F | 76 mm / 3 in | good month |
| August | 25.8 °C / 78 °F | 13.4 °C / 56 °F | 68 mm / 2.7 in | good month |
| September | 20.7 °C / 69 °F | 9.2 °C / 49 °F | 46 mm / 1.8 in | best month |
| October | 14.7 °C / 58 °F | 4.2 °C / 40 °F | 50 mm / 1.9 in | best month |
| November | 8.9 °C / 48 °F | 1.1 °C / 34 °F | 43 mm / 1.7 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 3 °C / 37 °F | -3 °C / 27 °F | 45 mm / 1.8 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: good
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- September–October
- Good
- April–August
Braşov's cold, snow-covered winters (Nov-Mar) are too cold and dim for exploring on foot. Late spring and summer (Apr-Aug) turn mild to warm but bring the year's heaviest, worst-timed afternoon rain, while the dry, mild early autumn (Sep-Oct) is the best window for walking and sightseeing.
Why these months
April · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 76%, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily high 14.4 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 68%.
Against: wet days 11.1 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 47%, snowfall 6 cm / 2.3 in, days with snow 2.8 days, feels like (high) 11.9 °C / 53 °F, average daily low 3.5 °C / 38 °F.
Also on: Zilele Brașovului and the Parades of Juni.
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.7 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 18.7 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, average daily low 8.1 °C / 47 °F, relative humidity 73%.
Against: wet days 13.8 days, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 50%.
Also on: Zilele Brașovului and the Parades of Juni.
June · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.4 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, precipitation 86 mm / 3.4 in, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 73%.
Against: wet days 13.1 days, days with heavy rain 2.7 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 54%.
July · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.9 °C / 79 °F, average daily high 25.2 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 76 mm / 3 in, average daily low 13.6 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 11.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.2 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 52%.
August · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.2 °C / 79 °F, average daily high 25.8 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, wet days 8.4 days, average daily low 13.4 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 69%.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.4 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 44%.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.5 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.7 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, wet days 7.4 days, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F, relative humidity 73%.
October · best
In its favour: precipitation 50 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 72%, feels like (high) 12.7 °C / 55 °F, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily high 14.7 °C / 58 °F, wet days 7.7 days, average daily low 4.2 °C / 40 °F.
Against: relative humidity 78%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: good
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- September–October
- Good
- April–August
Winter's cold and snow cover (Nov-Mar) rule out trekking. April through August give cool-to-warm, hikeable weather but with the year's most frequent, worst-timed afternoon showers, while September and October pair cool temperatures with dry trails for the best hiking conditions.
Why these months
April · good
In its favour: average daily high 14.4 °C / 58 °F, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, feels like (high) 11.9 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, daylight per day 13.5 h, average daily low 3.5 °C / 38 °F, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 8 mph.
Against: wet days 11.1 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 47%, snowfall 6 cm / 2.3 in, days with snow 2.8 days.
Also on: Zilele Brașovului and the Parades of Juni.
May · good
In its favour: average daily high 18.7 °C / 66 °F, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, feels like (high) 17.7 °C / 64 °F, average daily low 8.1 °C / 47 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, daylight per day 14.9 h, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph.
Against: wet days 13.8 days, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 50%.
Also on: Zilele Brașovului and the Parades of Juni.
June · good
In its favour: average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 86 mm / 3.4 in, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, daylight per day 15.6 h, feels like (high) 23.4 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.
Against: wet days 13.1 days, days with heavy rain 2.7 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 54%.
July · good
In its favour: precipitation 76 mm / 3 in, average daily high 25.2 °C / 77 °F, average daily low 13.6 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, daylight per day 15.3 h, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph, feels like (high) 25.9 °C / 79 °F.
Against: wet days 11.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.2 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 52%.
August · good
In its favour: precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, wet days 8.4 days, average daily low 13.4 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, daylight per day 14.1 h, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.4 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 44%, average daily high 25.8 °C / 78 °F, feels like (high) 26.2 °C / 79 °F.
September · best
In its favour: average daily high 20.7 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, wet days 7.4 days, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, feels like (high) 19.5 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, daylight per day 12.5 h, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.
October · best
In its favour: average daily high 14.7 °C / 58 °F, precipitation 50 mm / 1.9 in, wet days 7.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, feels like (high) 12.7 °C / 55 °F, average daily low 4.2 °C / 40 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 72%, daylight per day 10.9 h, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
Against: sunshine per day 7.8 h, relative humidity 78%.
Skiing and snow
Wants cold and snowfall; sunshine barely matters.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: good
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: best
- Best
- December–February
- Good
- March, November
December through February bring cold temperatures and deep, reliable snow for skiing, and March is still good though days start to warm enough to soften the snow. Snow is thin or absent from April through October, while November offers a decent, if still building, early season.
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: average daily high 1.5 °C / 35 °F, snowfall 22 cm / 8.6 in, days with snow 13.2 days, average daily low -6.1 °C / 21 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 9.2 h.
Against: sunshine per day 6.2 h.
February · best
In its favour: days with snow 10.4 days, average daily low -4.2 °C / 24 °F, average daily high 4.1 °C / 39 °F, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph, daylight per day 10.4 h.
Against: sunshine per day 7.2 h, snowfall 16 cm / 6.1 in.
March · good
In its favour: days with snow 8.9 days, average daily low -0.7 °C / 31 °F, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 8 mph, daylight per day 11.9 h.
Against: average daily high 8.9 °C / 48 °F, snowfall 14 cm / 5.7 in.
November · good
In its favour: days with snow 5.2 days, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 9.5 h.
Against: snowfall 8 cm / 3.3 in, average daily high 8.9 °C / 48 °F, average daily low 1.1 °C / 34 °F.
December · best
In its favour: snowfall 20 cm / 8 in, days with snow 11.5 days, average daily high 3 °C / 37 °F, average daily low -3 °C / 27 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 8.8 h.
Against: sunshine per day 5.4 h.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Bunloc, 7 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | -2 °C | 0.5 °C | 5.5 °C | 11.9 °C | 17.7 °C | 23.4 °C | 25.9 °C | 26.2 °C | 19.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 6.3 °C | -0.1 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.7 days | 0.5 days | 0.9 days | 1.6 days | 2.3 days | 2.7 days | 2.2 days | 2.4 days | 1.6 days | 1.6 days | 1.1 days | 0.8 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 10 am | 2 pm | 6 pm | 3 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 12 pm | 10 am | 10 am |
| Sunshine per day | 6.2 h | 7.2 h | 8.7 h | 10.3 h | 11.4 h | 12.5 h | 13.1 h | 12 h | 10 h | 7.8 h | 6.3 h | 5.4 h |
| Relative humidity | 82% | 78% | 70% | 68% | 73% | 73% | 71% | 69% | 73% | 78% | 81% | 84% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 6.4 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 8.8 µg/m³ | 8.2 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 10.4 µg/m³ | 9.4 µg/m³ | 7.9 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 5.6 µg/m³ | 5.4 µg/m³ | 5.6 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 10.8 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 14.3 µg/m³ | 13.9 µg/m³ | 14.7 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | 9.2 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 10.4 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Zilele Brașovului and the Parades of Juni
April and May, dates vary from year to year