Bucharest, Romania: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Bucharest is the capital of Romania. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Romania in our atlas.

It lies at 44.43° N, 26.11° E, about 83 m (272 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Bucharest time zone.

Location

Red dot: Bucharest. Green dots: other major cities of Romania. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Bucharest has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (22°F). Around 615 mm (24 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

National Museum of Art of RomaniaMajor art museum in Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Peasant MuseumEthnographic and historic museum in Bucharest

Curtea VecheHeritage site in Bucharest, Romania

University SquarePublic square in downtown Bucharest, Romania

Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in BucharestEthnographic museum in Herăstrău Park, Bucharest, Romania

CEC PalaceHeritage site in Bucharest, Romania

House of the Free PressBuilding in Bucharest, Romania

Revolution Square, BucharestSquare in central Bucharest

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in RomaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 683506 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q19660 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Bucharest-Skyline-01: seisdeagosto, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Exterior of the Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bucharest Day 1 - Curtea Veche (9330338582): Stefan Jurca from Munich, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bucharest (8273345834): Aleksandr Osipov from Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
(2023) Biserica de lemn din Dragomirești, Maramureș, 1722 - img 18: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Palacio CEC, Bucarest, Rumanía, 2016-05-29, DD 65: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
ROL 100 1952 reverse: BCR, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)