Climate of Romania

Carpathians (peaks) Plains & Delta Islands Rivers (Danube) Lakes Black Sea The climate of Romania is continental, transitioning into humid subtropical (locally often "warm oceanic" or "Pontic") on the eastern coast, influenced by polar intrusions, and therefore characterized by harsh winters.

[1] Rainfall, although adequate throughout the country, decreases from west to east and from mountains to plains.

Night time lows in Bucharest and other lower-lying areas are around 16 °C (60.8 °F), but at higher altitudes both maxima and minima decline considerably.

In the coldest months of winter (December and January) temperatures average between 3˚C and -15˚C.

The absolute maximum temperature was 44.5 °C (112.1 °F), recorded at Ion Sion, Brăila County in 1951.

Romania map of Köppen climate classification, according to Clima României from the Administrația Națională de Meteorologie , Bucharest 2008
Satellite image of Romania in December, showing most of its territory under snow