Climate averages 1991–2020
Craiova weather
in February.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Craiova: daytime highs average 6.4°C and nights cool to about -2.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 25 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Târgu Jiu (91 km away). In February its highs average 5.9°C, about as warm as Craiova, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Craiova ranks joint 2nd of 27 for the warmest February highs and joint 9th of 27 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 27 cities is 4.9°C; Craiova is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.3°C to 11.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Târgu Jiu in FebruaryRomania · 91 kmHigh 5.9°C · Low -3.5°C · 51 mm rain
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin in FebruaryRomania · 97 kmHigh 6.1°C · Low -2.0°C · 50 mm rain
- Râmnicu Vâlcea in FebruaryRomania · 98 kmHigh 6.2°C · Low -3.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Piteşti in FebruaryRomania · 103 kmHigh 5.3°C · Low -3.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Pleven in FebruaryBulgaria · 119 kmHigh 7.2°C · Low -1.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Sibiu in FebruaryRomania · 167 kmHigh 4.3°C · Low -4.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Ruse in FebruaryBulgaria · 180 kmHigh 6.9°C · Low -1.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Bucharest in FebruaryRomania · 184 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -3.0°C · 33 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.