Climate averages 1991–2020
Buzău weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet 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 Buzău: daytime highs average 4.6°C and nights cool to about -2.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 50 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ploieşti (68 km away). In December its highs average 4.4°C, about as warm as Buzău, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Buzău ranks joint 7th of 27 for the warmest December highs and joint 10th of 27 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 27 cities is 3.8°C; Buzău is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 3.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 43 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Buzău climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4°C-3.9°C | -3.9°C | 36 | 6.4 | 9.29 h |
| February | 5.9°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 33 | 5.8 | 10.410 h |
| March | 10.7°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 45 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.6°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 56 | 10.3 | 13.513 h |
| May | 22.0°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 75 | 12.7 | 14.815 h |
| June | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 83 | 12.7 | 15.616 h |
| July | 28.2°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 76 | 10.7 | 15.315 h |
| August | 28.2°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 48 | 8.2 | 14.114 h |
| September | 22.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 53 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 16.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 50 | 6.4 | 11.011 h |
| November | 9.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 42 | 6.6 | 9.610 h |
| December, selected | 4.6°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 43 | 6.5 | 8.89 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Ploieşti in DecemberRomania · 68 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -3.0°C · 49 mm rain
- Brăila in DecemberRomania · 90 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -1.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Bucharest in DecemberRomania · 98 kmHigh 4.3°C · Low -2.5°C · 44 mm rain
- Galaţi in DecemberRomania · 100 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -1.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Braşov in DecemberRomania · 111 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -3.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Bacău in DecemberRomania · 158 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -3.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Piteşti in DecemberRomania · 158 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -2.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Ruse in DecemberBulgaria · 161 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -1.4°C · 46 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 Buzău) is explained once on the Buzău year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.