Climate averages 1991–2020
Galaţi weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Galaţi: daytime highs average 4.2°C and nights cool to about -1.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 47 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brăila (19 km away). In December its highs average 4.4°C, about as warm as Galaţi, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Galaţi ranks joint 13th of 27 for the warmest December highs and 6th of 27 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 27 cities is 3.8°C; Galaţi is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 2.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 33 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
Galaţi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 33 | 5.7 | 9.19 h |
| February | 5.6°C-2.4°C | -2.4°C | 26 | 5.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 10.6°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 39 | 7.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.8°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 43 | 8.2 | 13.513 h |
| May | 22.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 54 | 9.6 | 14.915 h |
| June | 26.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 62 | 9.5 | 15.616 h |
| July | 28.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 47 | 8.2 | 15.315 h |
| August | 28.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 35 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| September | 23.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 41 | 5.6 | 12.613 h |
| October | 16.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 42 | 5.0 | 11.011 h |
| November | 10.1°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 35 | 6.0 | 9.610 h |
| December, selected | 4.2°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 38 | 6.1 | 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
- Brăila in DecemberRomania · 19 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -1.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Buzău in DecemberRomania · 100 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -2.3°C · 43 mm rain
- Constanţa in DecemberRomania · 147 kmHigh 6.4°C · Low 1.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Bacău in DecemberRomania · 153 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -3.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Ploieşti in DecemberRomania · 168 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -3.0°C · 49 mm rain
- Chisinau in DecemberMoldova · 186 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -2.3°C · 35 mm rain
- Bucharest in DecemberRomania · 189 kmHigh 4.3°C · Low -2.5°C · 44 mm rain
- Bender in DecemberMoldova · 190 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -2.0°C · 32 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 Galaţi) is explained once on the Galaţi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.