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Christchurch vs Bucharest
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Christchurch and Bucharest have nearly identical year-round temperatures, and Bucharest the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Christchurch and Bucharest, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bucharest has far hotter summers
Christchurch: Mild
Bucharest: Warm
Winters
Christchurch has much milder winters
Christchurch: Chilly
Bucharest: Cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Christchurch: Fairly dry
Bucharest: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Bucharest is sunnier
Christchurch: Often cloudy
Bucharest: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Christchurch and Bucharest run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Bucharest is the wetter — about 96 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Bucharest has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Bucharest | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -8 | +1 | +10 | +16 | +19 | +18 | +10 | +1 | -9 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Bucharest | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 28 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -8 | +1 | +10 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Bucharest | 30 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +10 | +1 | -9 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Bucharest | -5 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -9 | -1 | +6 | +13 | +15 | +13 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Bucharest | -5 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -9 | -1 | +6 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Bucharest | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
| Difference | +15 | +13 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Bucharest runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Bucharest | 40 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 71 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 48 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | +2 | -1 | +17 | +17 | +15 | -2 | +24 | +14 | +4 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 |
| Bucharest | 40 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | +2 | -1 | +17 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Bucharest | 69 | 49 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 48 |
| Difference | +15 | -2 | +24 | +14 | +4 | +3 |
Cloud cover (%) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Bucharest | 69 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 70 |
| Difference | -1 | +4 | — | -4 | -4 | -13 | -22 | -28 | -17 | -10 | -3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
| Bucharest | 69 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +4 | — | -4 | -4 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Bucharest | 43 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 70 |
| Difference | -22 | -28 | -17 | -10 | -3 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Bucharest | 88 | 82 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 52 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 87 |
| Difference | +21 | +14 | +1 | -10 | -20 | -28 | -34 | -34 | -23 | -7 | +9 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| Bucharest | 88 | 82 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 60 |
| Difference | +21 | +14 | +1 | -10 | -20 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Bucharest | 54 | 52 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 87 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -23 | -7 | +9 | +18 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Christchurch trends → · Bucharest trends →
Methodology & sources
Christchurch
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christchurch Aero Aws, 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.
Bucharest
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bucuresti-baneasa, a weather station, about 10 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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