Bucharest Weather in December
Bucharest in December
The short of it: Bucharest in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 36 mm · daylight 8 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
December in Bucharest brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -3°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near 4°; nights run about -3°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 51 min in mid-December, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Bucharest runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Sector 2, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Bucharest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 2Bucharest | 3 km NE | 4° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Sector 3Bucharest | 5 km E | 4° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Sector 5Bucharest | 6 km SSW | 4° | -4° | 35 mm |
| Sector 4Bucharest | 6 km S | 4° | -4° | 35 mm |
| Sector 6Bucharest | 7 km W | 4° | -4° | 35 mm |
| Popeşti-LeordeniIlfov | 7 km SE | 4° | -4° | 35 mm |
| PantelimonIlfov | 8 km ENE | 4° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Sector 1Bucharest | 8 km NW | 4° | -3° | 34 mm |