Climate averages 1991–2020
Bacău weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Bacău: daytime highs average 2.9°C and nights cool to about -3.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 39 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Piatra Neamţ (59 km away). In December its highs average 1.9°C, 1.1°C cooler than Bacău, with 37 mm of precipitation.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Bacău ranks 21st of 27 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 27 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 27 cities is 3.8°C; Bacău is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 1.8°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 36 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bacău climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.8°C-5.7°C | -5.7°C | 30 | 5.8 | 9.09 h |
| February | 4.2°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 28 | 6.3 | 10.310 h |
| March | 9.1°C-0.6°C | -0.6°C | 39 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.3°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 48 | 9.0 | 13.514 h |
| May | 20.8°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 64 | 10.1 | 15.015 h |
| June | 24.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 81 | 10.2 | 15.816 h |
| July | 26.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 70 | 8.6 | 15.415 h |
| August | 26.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 44 | 6.3 | 14.214 h |
| September | 20.9°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 46 | 6.4 | 12.613 h |
| October | 14.9°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 44 | 6.0 | 10.911 h |
| November | 8.3°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 35 | 5.7 | 9.59 h |
| December, selected | 2.9°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 36 | 6.7 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Piatra Neamţ in DecemberRomania · 59 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -5.5°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Iaşi in DecemberRomania · 85 kmHigh 2.8°C · Low -3.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Suceava in DecemberRomania · 129 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -5.0°C · 33 mm precipitation
- Botoşani in DecemberRomania · 133 kmHigh 2.0°C · Low -3.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Braşov in DecemberRomania · 144 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -3.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Galaţi in DecemberRomania · 153 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -1.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Bălţi in DecemberMoldova · 153 kmHigh 2.2°C · Low -3.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Chisinau in DecemberMoldova · 156 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -2.3°C · 35 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bacău) is explained once on the Bacău year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.