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The climate of Romania
Along the coast of the Black Sea Romania has a moderate maritime climate with warm summers and fairly mild winters. The interior has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation falls all year round with a peak in May and June.

Mountain ranges
The presence of mountain ranges causes a distinct difference in weather types and may cause large differences in temperatures and weather within the country. The Black Sea has no influence in the regions west and north of the mountains, this causes higher precipitation figures here than in the eastern part of the country. During the winter temperatures are also lower here than along the sea.

 

Climate information of places and areas in Romania
The climate information on this page is only brief. Specific information about weather and climate can be found on the climate pages per area or town. As for Romania the following climate information is available:

Bucharest
Cluj Napoca
Constanta
Sibiu
Southern Carpathians
Suceava
Transylvanian Alps
   

Extremes
Because of the presence of the Black Sea and the mountains extremes in weather are not uncommon in Romania. From November till March heavy snowfall in combination with low temperatures is not uncommon in the mountains and on the higher plains. Things may get very bleak here, especially when the Crivăț blows, which is a fierce and cold northeasterly wind. With wind speeds sometimes exceeding 100 kilometers per hour heavy snowstorms that make it impossible to travel in the mountains are not uncommon. During the summer different extremes in weather may occur in Romania. On the lower plains south of the Carpathians extremely high temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) or even higher are not uncommon then. Especially in a city such as Bucharest where there is no cooling influence from the sea things may get unpleasantly warm.

Floods
Floods are not uncommon in Romania. Especially from May till July floods may occur. Heavy rainfall, sometimes in combination with melting water from the Alps may cause the Danube River to flood. Sometimes the water moves at a speed of almost 20,000 cubic meters per second making it a very destructive force that may cause casualties and a lot of damage.

 

Climate figures
The figures below are based on long term data and can be seen as an average for Romania. Local deviations may occur. During the winter it is warmer along the Black Sea and colder in the mountains (Carpathians). On the Transylvanian high plains temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius (-22.0 degrees Fahrenheit). The figures on sea temperatures are only for the Black Sea.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 2 -7 2 10 7
February 4 -3 3 10 5
March 9 -1 5 9 6
April 16 6 6 10 10
May 22 11 8 11 15
June 26 15 9 11 20
July 29 17 9 8 23
August 29 17 9 7 24
September 24 12 7 6 21
October 18 8 5 6 17
November 10 2 3 8 13
December 4 -3 2 10 9
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
click here for the explanation of the symbols

 

Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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