Alba County · Romania
Alba Iulia travel guide
Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Romania, home to about 64,000 people.
- Best months
- May, August and September
- Nearest airport
- SBZ51 km · Sibiu International Airport
- Currency
- RONRomanian leu
- Time zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Language
- Romanian
When to go
The best time to visit Alba Iulia
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Alba Iulia are May, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 91 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Alba Iulia: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line; Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport (TGM, 78 km) and Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ, 79 km) are also within reach.
SBZ · Sibiu International Airport
TGM · Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport
CLJ · Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport
Questions
Alba Iulia: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Alba Iulia?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Alba Iulia are May, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 91 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Alba Iulia?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line; Târgu Mureş Transilvania International Airport (TGM, 78 km) and Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ, 79 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Alba Iulia?
Romanian leu (RON).
Nearby
Destinations near Alba Iulia
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.