Climate averages 1991–2020
Râmnicu Vâlcea weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet 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 Râmnicu Vâlcea: daytime highs average 5.1°C and nights cool to about -2.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 61 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 5th 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 Piteşti (48 km away). In December its highs average 4.1°C, 1.0°C cooler than Râmnicu Vâlcea, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 27 cities listed in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea ranks 2nd of 27 for the warmest December highs and 22nd of 27 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 27 cities is 3.8°C; Râmnicu Vâlcea is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 4.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 61 mm to 46 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
Râmnicu Vâlcea climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 46 | 8.1 | 9.29 h |
| February | 6.2°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 44 | 8.0 | 10.410 h |
| March | 10.6°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 60 | 10.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 74 | 11.5 | 13.513 h |
| May | 20.7°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 95 | 14.4 | 14.815 h |
| June | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 108 | 14.4 | 15.616 h |
| July | 26.3°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 87 | 12.2 | 15.315 h |
| August | 26.3°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 74 | 10.4 | 14.114 h |
| September | 21.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 73 | 8.3 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.7°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 69 | 8.9 | 11.011 h |
| November | 9.7°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 58 | 8.4 | 9.610 h |
| December, selected | 5.1°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 61 | 8.9 | 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
- Piteşti in DecemberRomania · 48 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -2.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Sibiu in DecemberRomania · 80 kmHigh 3.3°C · Low -3.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Târgu Jiu in DecemberRomania · 85 kmHigh 5.0°C · Low -2.9°C · 70 mm rain
- Craiova in DecemberRomania · 98 kmHigh 4.7°C · Low -2.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Braşov in DecemberRomania · 114 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -3.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Ploieşti in DecemberRomania · 131 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -3.0°C · 49 mm rain
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin in DecemberRomania · 145 kmHigh 4.7°C · Low -1.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Bucharest in DecemberRomania · 156 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 Râmnicu Vâlcea) is explained once on the Râmnicu Vâlcea year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.