Climate averages 1991–2020
Craiova weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Craiova: daytime highs average 4.7°C and nights cool to about -2.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 55 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Târgu Jiu (91 km away). In December its highs average 5.0°C, about as warm as Craiova, with 70 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Craiova ranks joint 5th of 27 for the warmest December highs and 9th of 27 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 27 cities is 3.8°C; Craiova is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 3.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 42 mm to 38 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
Craiova climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.5°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 38 | 6.8 | 9.39 h |
| February | 6.4°C-2.1°C | -2.1°C | 33 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 11.8°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 45 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.8°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 50 | 8.3 | 13.413 h |
| May | 23.1°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 59 | 10.3 | 14.815 h |
| June | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 68 | 10.6 | 15.515 h |
| July | 29.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 64 | 8.1 | 15.215 h |
| August | 29.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 42 | 6.5 | 14.014 h |
| September | 24.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 49 | 6.1 | 12.613 h |
| October | 17.5°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 45 | 6.8 | 11.011 h |
| November | 10.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 42 | 7.0 | 9.710 h |
| December, selected | 4.7°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 42 | 7.1 | 8.99 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
- Târgu Jiu in DecemberRomania · 91 kmHigh 5.0°C · Low -2.9°C · 70 mm rain
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin in DecemberRomania · 97 kmHigh 4.7°C · Low -1.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Râmnicu Vâlcea in DecemberRomania · 98 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -2.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Piteşti in DecemberRomania · 103 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -2.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Pleven in DecemberBulgaria · 119 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -1.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Sibiu in DecemberRomania · 167 kmHigh 3.3°C · Low -3.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Ruse in DecemberBulgaria · 180 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -1.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Bucharest in DecemberRomania · 184 kmHigh 4.3°C · Low -2.5°C · 44 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 Craiova) is explained once on the Craiova year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.