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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 4 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| Bucharest | 37 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Difference | -35 | -29 | -14 | +3 | +17 | +30 | +35 | +33 | +18 | +2 | -15 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Bucharest | 37 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 83 |
| Difference | -35 | -29 | -14 | +3 | +17 | +30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| Bucharest | 87 | 87 | 77 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Difference | +35 | +33 | +18 | +2 | -15 | -31 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Bucharest | 23 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 34 | 26 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -16 | -2 | +10 | +23 | +27 | +24 | +13 | +1 | -10 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 34 |
| Bucharest | 23 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 57 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -16 | -2 | +10 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Bucharest | 60 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 34 | 26 |
| Difference | +27 | +24 | +13 | +1 | -10 | -24 |
Precipitation (in) Bucharest runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Bucharest | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Difference | +0.1 | — | +0.1 | — | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -0.1 | +1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Bucharest | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +0.1 | — | +0.1 | — | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Bucharest | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Difference | +0.6 | -0.1 | +1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
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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