Climate averages 1991–2020
Baia Mare weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Baia Mare: daytime highs average 3.0°C and nights cool to about -2.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 84 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 30 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Satu Mare (55 km away). In December its highs average 3.2°C, about as warm as Baia Mare, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Baia Mare ranks 20th of 27 for the warmest December highs and 27th of 27 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 27 cities is 3.8°C; Baia Mare is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 1.7°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 84 mm to 71 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
Baia Mare climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.7°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 71 | 11.6 | 8.99 h |
| February | 3.8°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 69 | 11.2 | 10.210 h |
| March | 9.0°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 80 | 12.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.6°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 79 | 12.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 20.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 111 | 15.8 | 15.115 h |
| June | 23.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 120 | 15.2 | 15.916 h |
| July | 25.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 119 | 15.4 | 15.616 h |
| August | 25.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 87 | 12.0 | 14.314 h |
| September | 20.4°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 91 | 11.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 14.9°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 89 | 11.0 | 10.911 h |
| November | 9.1°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 75 | 10.9 | 9.49 h |
| December, selected | 3.0°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 84 | 11.9 | 8.59 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
- Satu Mare in DecemberRomania · 55 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -2.4°C · 59 mm rain
- Bistriţa in DecemberRomania · 91 kmHigh 2.1°C · Low -4.6°C · 64 mm rain
- Cluj-Napoca in DecemberRomania · 99 kmHigh 2.8°C · Low -3.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Mukachevo in DecemberUkraine · 108 kmHigh 2.1°C · Low -3.2°C · 95 mm rain
- Oradea in DecemberRomania · 142 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -1.3°C · 59 mm rain
- Nyíregyháza in DecemberHungary · 142 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -2.1°C · 46 mm rain
- Uzhhorod in DecemberUkraine · 143 kmHigh 2.1°C · Low -2.7°C · 65 mm rain
- Târgu Mureş in DecemberRomania · 145 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -3.5°C · 41 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 Baia Mare) is explained once on the Baia Mare year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.