Month by month
Craiova in October
Romanescu turns, the crowds go, prices fall. The quiet half of the good season and the best month to photograph the park.
The figures — Craiova
- Avg high
- 17.4°C
- Avg low
- 8.5°C
- Sunshine
- 189 h
- Rain
- 52 mm
- Wet days
- 7 days
Climate normals 1991–2020 for the centre (≈100 m), from the CERRA regional reanalysis (Copernicus, 5.5 km grid) — a model, not a single weather station. Highs and lows are means of the daily maximum and minimum; a wet day has at least 1 mm of rain, a snow day at least 1 cm of new snow; sunshine is a model estimate. Source: Open-Meteo — CERRA regional reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus)
Up the mountain — Rânca
- Rânca · 1,600 m · max
- 7.6°C
- Rânca · 1,600 m · min
- 0°C
- New snow
- 5 cm
- Snow on the ground
- 1 cm
- Parâng ridge · 1,900 m · max
- 5.6°C
Rânca (≈1,600 m) and the Parâng ridge above it (≈1,900 m, temperatures only), 1991–2020, CERRA regional reanalysis. Snow depth is NATURAL snow on the ground, averaged over the month. The column is here for one reason: it is two and a quarter hours from Craiova and the July gap is the argument for the drive. Source: Open-Meteo — CERRA regional reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus)
October is September's quieter sibling and in one respect its better. Highs of about 17 °C and 189 hours of sun mean the days are short of warm but entirely workable, and the crowd has gone — prices drop back towards winter levels from the middle of the month.
The reason to come is Romanescu. Ninety-six hectares of mature deciduous trees in a valley turn over about three weeks, and because the park is built on slopes rather than flat ground you can look across the colour instead of standing in it. It is the single best photograph in Craiova and almost nobody is there for it on a weekday.
It is the last comfortable month for the Oltenia day trips, too. After October the monasteries get cold and the mountain roads start to close.
What to know
- The clocks go back on the last Sunday — it is dark by six afterwards.
- Romanescu's colour usually peaks in the second half of the month.
- The Transalpina above Rânca closes for winter — check before planning to drive through.
What is on this month
No dated events in the calendar for this month yet — the events page has everything currently scheduled.
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Questions about this month
What is the weather like in Craiova in October?
The average daily high is 17.4°C and the average low 8.5°C, with around 52 mm of precipitation over 7 wet days and 189 hours of sunshine. These are 1991–2020 normals for the centre (≈100 m), from the CERRA regional reanalysis.
Is October a good time to visit Craiova?
Romanescu turns, the crowds go, prices fall. The quiet half of the good season and the best month to photograph the park.
How busy is Craiova in October?
Moderate by the standards of the Craiova year, and prices are cheapest. The table on the weather page compares all twelve months side by side.
How much cooler is Rânca in October?
At Rânca (≈1,600 m) the average October high is 7.6°C, against 17.4°C in the city (1991–2020 normals). That gap, two and a quarter hours up the road, is why Rânca is Craiova's standard escape from a heatwave.
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