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Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Râmnicu Vâlcea has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −4°C at night. Around 728 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (101 mm) and easing off in February (30 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsRâmnicu Vâlcea climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 30 | 40 | 58 | 82 | 101 | 84 | 78 | 58 | 59 | 49 | 51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 30 | 40 | 58 | 82 | 101 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 78 | 58 | 59 | 49 | 51 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 20 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 20 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 22 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 81 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 81 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 64 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 51 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 58 | 56 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ramnicu Valcea, a weather station, inside the city. 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.