Craiova, Romania climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Craiova has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 25°F at night. Around 25 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (2.9 inches) and easing off in February (1.3 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 87°F in August.

About 28 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 25°F in January.

About 89 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 25 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Craiova climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	37	43	54	65	74	82	86	87	76	64	50	39
Avg temp (°F)	31	35	44	54	64	71	74	75	65	54	43	33
Avg low (°F)	25	28	35	44	53	59	62	62	54	45	37	27
Precipitation (in)	1.7	1.3	1.8	1.9	2.7	2.9	2.9	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	37	43	54	65	74	82
Avg temp (°F)	31	35	44	54	64	71
Avg low (°F)	25	28	35	44	53	59
Precipitation (in)	1.7	1.3	1.8	1.9	2.7	2.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	86	87	76	64	50	39
Avg temp (°F)	74	75	65	54	43	33
Avg low (°F)	62	62	54	45	37	27
Precipitation (in)	2.9	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.0

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	9	10	12	10	9	7	7	8	10	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	4	10	11	2	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	25	19	11	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	22

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	9	10	12	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	4
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	25	19	11	1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	7	7	8	10	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	10	11	2	0.0	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	1	9	22

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	66	67	63	64	63	53	44	42	54	60	69	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	6	5	4	8	12	13	9	7	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	9	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	15	15	15	14	10	7	7	11	14	18	18
Relative humidity (%)	88	82	74	69	64	58	51	49	56	69	81	87
Wind speed (mph)	5.9	6.2	6.1	5.5	5.0	4.6	4.6	4.5	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	66	67	63	64	63	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	6	5	4	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	9	10	10	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	15	15	15	14	10
Relative humidity (%)	88	82	74	69	64	58
Wind speed (mph)	5.9	6.2	6.1	5.5	5.0	4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	44	42	54	60	69	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	13	9	7	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	10	9	8	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	11	14	18	18
Relative humidity (%)	51	49	56	69	81	87
Wind speed (mph)	4.6	4.5	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Craiova, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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