August is Romania's busiest month, with 17.2% of 2025's tourist nights, and March the quietest, with 5.3%. July and August together carried 32.3% of the year, making Romania the 12th most seasonal of 35 European countries we measured. September was quieter than June, at 9.1% against 9.6%.
Romania, month by month
- Two busiest months
- Other months
When is Romania busiest, and when is it quietest?
August was the busiest month in 2025, with 17.2% of the year's tourist nights. March was the quietest, with 5.3%. That makes August 3.3 times as busy as March.1
Eight months each carried less than an average month's share of 8.3%: January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December.
Who stays in Romania: residents or guests from abroad?
In 2025, guests living abroad spent 17.9% of Romania's tourist nights. Residents of Romania spent the rest.1
- Highest share from abroad
- Other months
The share from abroad was highest in December, at 24.9% of that month's nights, and lowest in August, at 11.3%.1
Residents of Romania spent more than half of the nights in every month of the year.
Eurostat counts guests by the country they live in, not by nationality.2
How seasonal is Romania compared with the rest of Europe?
July and August together carried 32.3% of Romania's nights. Ranked by that share, Romania is the 12th most seasonal of the 35 European countries we measured, where 1 is the country most concentrated into its two busiest months.1
For comparison, the most seasonal country on this measure was Croatia at 54.5%, and the least seasonal was Malta at 21.8%. See all 35 countries ranked.
Which regions of Romania are least seasonal?
Across 8 regions, the share of 2025 tourist nights falling in each region's two busiest months ran from 19.7% in Bucureşti-Ilfov to 64.5% in Sud-Est.3
In 1 of the 8 regions the busiest month was not August: Bucureşti-Ilfov (October).3
| Region | Nights in busiest two months | Busiest | Quietest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sud-Est | 64.5% | August | January |
| Nord-Est | 25.7% | August | March |
| Nord-Vest | 25.2% | August | March |
| Sud-Vest Oltenia | 25.0% | August | March |
| Centru | 24.1% | August | March |
| Vest | 23.8% | August | February |
| Sud-Muntenia | 23.5% | August | February |
| Bucureşti-Ilfov | 19.7% | October | January |
Regional figures come from Eurostat's regional dataset, last updated on 2 July 2026, and can differ slightly from the national monthly figures above, which Eurostat updated in September. For Romania the largest monthly difference is 2.0%. See all 123 regions ranked.
Where do Romania's visitors from abroad come from?
Among guests living abroad, the largest group came from Germany, with 9.2% of their 2025 nights, followed by Italy (8.8%) and the United Kingdom (6.3%).4
| Country of residence | Share of nights by guests from abroad |
|---|---|
| Germany | 9.2% |
| Italy | 8.8% |
| United Kingdom | 6.3% |
| United States | 6.1% |
| Hungary | 4.5% |
Guests are counted by the country they live in. Eurostat publishes only some countries separately and groups the rest into regions, so smaller countries cannot appear in this list. Switzerland and Liechtenstein are published as one.
How long do guests stay in Romania?
Guests stayed an average of 2.1 nights each time they checked in at tourist accommodation in Romania in 2025: 29,685,499 nights across 13,917,708 arrivals.5 Across the 33 countries on this site with complete figures, the average ran from 1.5 nights in Iceland to 4.7 in Cyprus.5
This is our division of Eurostat's two counts. Eurostat counts an arrival each time a guest checks in at a place to stay, so a traveller who moves between places is counted more than once, and a whole trip is longer than the figure suggests.2
Did accommodation in Romania get more expensive in 2025?
On Eurostat's harmonised index of consumer prices, prices of accommodation services in Romania were 10.4% higher on average in 2025 than in 2024. Across the EU the rise was 4.1%.6
This measures how prices changed, not what a stay costs, so check the current price when you book. Accommodation services cover hotels, motels and inns; holiday centres, campsites and youth hostels; and other places to stay.
What are Romania's public holidays in 2026 and 2027?
In Romania, public holidays fall on 16 days in 2026 and 17 in 2027.7 In 2026, 5 of those days are a Saturday or Sunday.7 Easter and Pentecost follow the Orthodox calendar. Employees of other legal religious faiths get two days off for each of three yearly religious holidays of their faith.
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1 ianuarie | Thu 1 January | Fri 1 January |
| 2 January 2 ianuarie | Fri 2 January | Sat 2 January |
| 6 January 6 ianuarie | Tue 6 January | Wed 6 January |
| 7 January 7 ianuarie | Wed 7 January | Thu 7 January |
| 24 January 24 ianuarie | Sat 24 January | Sun 24 January |
| Good Friday (Orthodox) Vinerea Mare | Fri 10 April | Fri 30 April |
| Easter Sunday (Orthodox) prima zi de Paști | Sun 12 April | Sun 2 May |
| Easter Monday (Orthodox) a doua zi de Paști | Mon 13 April | Mon 3 May |
| 1 May 1 mai | Fri 1 May | Sat 1 May |
| Whit Sunday (Orthodox) prima zi de Rusalii | Sun 31 May | Sun 20 June |
| 1 June 1 iunie | Mon 1 June | Tue 1 June |
| Whit Monday (Orthodox) a doua zi de Rusalii | Mon 1 June | Mon 21 June |
| Dormition of the Mother of God Adormirea Maicii Domnului | Sat 15 August | Sun 15 August |
| St Andrew's Day 30 noiembrie - Sfântul Apostol Andrei | Mon 30 November | Tue 30 November |
| 1 December 1 decembrie | Tue 1 December | Wed 1 December |
| Christmas Day prima zi de Crăciun | Fri 25 December | Sat 25 December |
| Second day of Christmas a doua zi de Crăciun | Sat 26 December | Sun 26 December |
We took these from the law or the government's own list, not from a holiday website, and worked out the dates that move each year, such as Easter, from the rules in the law. The dates match the European Commission's list of public holidays for 2026.8 Regional and local holidays are not included.
What is the weather like in Bucharest each month?
Averaged over 1991–2020, the BucurestiBaneasa weather station, which we use for Bucharest, is warmest in August, with an average high of 30.6 °C, and coldest in January, with an average low of −5.0 °C. Its wettest month is June (83 mm of rain on average) and its driest February (33 mm).9
In March, Romania's quietest month, the station's average high is 12.3 °C and its average low 0.3 °C, with 42 mm of rain. In August, the busiest, the average high is 30.6 °C.9
In March the station averages 6.3 days with at least 1 mm of rain and 157 hours of sunshine.9 On 15 March the sun is up for about 11 h 55 min there, against 14 h 5 min on 15 August.10
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rain | Rainy days | Sunshine | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.0 °C | −5.0 °C | 40 mm | 6.1 days | 79 h | 9 h 15 min |
| February | 6.3 °C | −3.5 °C | 33 mm | 5.4 days | 107 h | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 12.3 °C | 0.3 °C | 42 mm | 6.3 days | 157 h | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 18.5 °C | 4.9 °C | 50 mm | 6.2 days | 195 h | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 24.1 °C | 9.7 °C | 70 mm | 8.4 days | 245 h | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 28.1 °C | 13.9 °C | 83 mm | 8.3 days | 259 h | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 30.4 °C | 15.6 °C | 69 mm | 7.1 days | 293 h | 15 h 15 min |
| August | 30.6 °C | 15.2 °C | 49 mm | 5.2 days | 283 h | 14 h 5 min |
| September | 25.0 °C | 10.7 °C | 60 mm | 4.9 days | 209 h | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 18.0 °C | 5.7 °C | 61 mm | 5.6 days | 150 h | 11 h |
| November | 10.5 °C | 1.4 °C | 44 mm | 5.4 days | 85 h | 9 h 35 min |
| December | 4.2 °C | −3.3 °C | 47 mm | 6.7 days | 64 h | 8 h 50 min |
Thirty-year averages from one weather station, BucurestiBaneasa, which we use for Bucharest. They describe a typical year at that station, not a forecast, and weather varies across Romania. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain. Daylight is not measured: it is our calculation of the time from sunrise to sunset.
June or September? May or October?
September was quieter than June, at 9.1% against 9.6%.
May and October were almost identical, at 7.6% and 7.6%.
These compare months at similar distances from the summer peak. For typical weather in Bucharest, see the weather section.
What these figures cannot tell you
These figures are good at one thing: showing when a country's registered tourist accommodation fills up. Four things they cannot do.
They miss some small places. The counts cover hotels, holiday and short-stay accommodation and campsites, but countries may exclude establishments with fewer than ten bed places, so small guesthouses can be missing.2
Nights are not queues. A national monthly total cannot see how busy one old town, beach or museum is on a given day.
Tourist nights say nothing about weather or prices. The weather section uses 30-year averages from one station, not a forecast. The price section shows how accommodation prices changed, not what a stay costs.
They are one year. These are 2025 figures. Patterns shift from year to year, and Eurostat revises its data as countries update their returns.
The full year
| Month | Share of year | Nights | From abroad |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5% | 1,623,804 | 18.5% |
| February | 5.3% | 1,575,013 | 19.0% |
| March | 5.3% | 1,574,341 | 22.9% |
| April | 5.8% | 1,715,650 | 23.0% |
| May | 7.6% | 2,255,777 | 21.9% |
| June | 9.6% | 2,836,305 | 17.3% |
| July (one of the two busiest months) | 15.0% | 4,467,222 | 11.8% |
| August (one of the two busiest months) | 17.2% | 5,117,421 | 11.3% |
| September | 9.1% | 2,709,793 | 19.7% |
| October | 7.6% | 2,262,346 | 22.8% |
| November | 6.2% | 1,840,343 | 22.2% |
| December | 5.8% | 1,707,484 | 24.9% |
Total for 2025: 29,685,499 nights, 17.9% of them by guests living abroad. The two busiest months are marked. "From abroad" is the share of that month's nights spent by guests living outside Romania.
Key takeaways
- March was Romania's quietest month in 2025, with 5.3% of the year's tourist nights.
- July and August were the busiest, carrying 32.3% of the year between them.
- Romania ranks 12 of 35 European countries for seasonal concentration, where 1 is the most concentrated.
- Guests living abroad spent 17.9% of Romania's 2025 tourist nights; residents spent the rest.
- Public holidays in Romania fall on 16 days in 2026 and 17 in 2027.
- September was quieter than June, at 9.1% against 9.6%.
- What we would skip: assuming every shoulder month is equally quiet. In Romania, June carried 9.6% of the year's nights against September's 9.1%.
Sources
The tourism and hotel figures on this page come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, which receives them from each country's national statistical authority. The weather averages come from the World Meteorological Organization's 1991–2020 climate normals, published by the US National Centers for Environmental Information. We downloaded the data directly and calculated the shares, rankings and comparisons ourselves. See how we research.
- Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments – monthly data, doi:10.2908/TOUR_OCC_NIM, accessed 25 September 2026. Dataset last updated by Eurostat on 22 September 2026. Extract: number of nights, NACE codes I55.1–I55.3, all guests and split by guests resident in the country and abroad, January–December 2025.
- Eurostat, Tourist accommodation reference metadata, on collection by national authorities under Regulation (EU) 692/2011, the definition of a night spent, country of residence, and the ten-bed-place threshold. Read it. Checked 17 September 2026.
- Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, doi:10.2908/TOUR_OCC_NIN2M, accessed 22 September 2026. Dataset last updated by Eurostat on 2 July 2026. Extract: number of nights, NACE codes I55.1–I55.3, all guests, 2025, by month. Region names are Eurostat's.
- Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by country of origin of the tourist, doi:10.2908/TOUR_OCC_NINRAW, accessed 22 September 2026. Extract: number of nights, NACE codes I55.1–I55.3, 2025.
- Source: Eurostat, Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments – monthly data, doi:10.2908/TOUR_OCC_ARM, with the nights data (tour_occ_nim), accessed 25 September 2026. Extract: number of arrivals and nights, NACE codes I55.1–I55.3, all guests, January–December 2025. Average stay is our calculation: nights divided by arrivals.
- Source: Eurostat, HICP – annual data (average index and rate of change), doi:10.2908/PRC_HICP_AIND, accessed 22 September 2026. Extract: accommodation services (COICOP CP112), annual average rate of change, 2025.
- Public holidays: Labour Inspectorate (Inspecția Muncii), REGES, Codul muncii — Sărbătorile legale (Labour Code, art. 139). Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
- European Commission, Public holidays 2026, Official Journal of the European Union C/2025/6771, ELI. Used only as a cross-check. Accessed 23 September 2026.
- Weather: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808), station BucurestiBaneasa (station ID 00015420), mean daily maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation and number of days with at least 1 mm of precipitation, and total hours of sunshine, normals computed from at least 24 years. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed 22 September 2026. Released by NOAA under CC0.
- Daylight: our calculation of the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of each month of 2026 at the weather station's location, by the method of the NOAA Solar Calculator (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, “Solar Calculation Details”, based on Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, allowing 0.833° for refraction and the size of the sun). Read it. Checked 22 September 2026. NOAA notes that calculated times can differ from what is observed.
Modified data. The monthly shares, residence shares, rankings and comparisons are our own calculations from Eurostat's counts. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place, so they may not add exactly. Eurostat bears no responsibility for these calculations or for how the figures are presented here. Rainfall is rounded to the nearest millimetre; temperatures are shown as published.