Location & Surroundings
Bucharest is the capital city of Romania with 1,877,155 inhabitants, at 83 m elevation. The nearest airport is Bucharest Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, 8 km away.
Also known as: București · Bukareszt · 布加勒斯特 · Bucareste · ブカレスト · بوخارست
Overview
Bucharest is capital and largest city of Romania — RO capitala și cel mai mare oraș din România.
It is located in Romania, Principality of Wallachia, Europe.
Established in 1459-00-00.
The population is about 1,716,961 (2021).
It covers about 226 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 70 metre.
Also known as: Little Paris, Paris of the East, București, Bucureşti, Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
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Basic Data
- Country Principality of Wallachia
- Located in Romania
- Area 226 square kilometre
- Type capital of a political entity (PPLC)
- capital of a political entity designated as an independent state
Geography
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Coordinates
44° 25' 56" N, 26° 6' 23" E
- Elevation DEM: 83 m
- Timezone Europe/Bucharest
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 3)
Statistics & Country
- Population 1,877,155
- Pop. Density 23,282 p/km²
- Built-up 34.1%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Leu (RON)
- Phone Prefix +40
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 18:27
- Sunrise 06:58
- Sunset 19:19
- Day length 12 h 20 min
Alternate Names
Weather in Bucharest
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Bucharest, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 21.1 C with mostly clear skies and a 2.5 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 21.1 to 29.1 C, max wind 3.2 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 592 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 21.1 | 2.5 | 92 | 50 | 1,023.9 | - / 0.00 | 3 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 29.1 | 2.1 | 110 | 29 | 1,021.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 592.4 | n/a |
| 12h | 25.1 | 3.2 | 126 | 37 | 1,019.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 54 | 210.3 | n/a |
| 18h | 21.3 | 0.9 | 197 | 44 | 1,018.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 14 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 22.6 | 2.8 | 239 | 41 | 1,015.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 81 | 37.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 30.6 | 5.6 | 285 | 20 | 1,012.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 20 | 476.5 | n/a |
| 36h | 18.7 | 4.4 | 86 | 50 | 1,017.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 172.1 | n/a |
| 42h | 15.1 | 2.8 | 101 | 58 | 1,017.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 51 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tuesday | 15.4 | 3.5 | 56 | 57 | 1,017.2 | 0.02 / 0.02 | 8 | 37.7 | n/a |
| 54h | 17.1 | 3.5 | 66 | 47 | 1,016.8 | 1.44 / 1.46 | 40 | 386.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 12.5 | 3.6 | 272 | 75 | 1,018.2 | 1.12 / 2.57 | 100 | 176.7 | n/a |
| 66h | 12.5 | 2.3 | 305 | 76 | 1,018.5 | 0.66 / 3.24 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Wednesday | 12.6 | 3.2 | 264 | 69 | 1,020.7 | 0.00 / 1.86 | 94 | 7.3 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.pmb.ro
- Commons category Bucharest