Climate - Craiova (Romania)

The climate of Craiova is continental, with cold winters and hot summers.
The city is located in the south-west of Romania, in Wallachia, the southern plain area.
Winter is cold and gray (though less so than in other areas of Romania), with snowfalls and frosts. Sometimes fog can form.
During cold spells, which occur every year or so, the temperature drops to -15 °C (5 °F) or below. The coldest record is -29.5 °C (-21 °F), recorded in January 1963. From 2001 to 2020, the extreme minimum was -22.5 °C (-8.5 °F), recorded in February 2012.
Summer is hot and sunny, although thunderstorms can sometimes break out in the afternoon.
In the hottest periods, the temperature can reach or exceed 37 °C (98.5 °F). The record heat is 42.5 °C (108 °F), recorded in July 2007. We are in southern Romania, the area most exposed to heat waves.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -0.7 °C (31 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 23.1 °C (74 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 575 millimeters (22.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest months (January, February) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 2,160 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

To visit Craiova, you can choose the months of May and September. In summer, sometimes the heat is bearable, while at other times, especially in July and August, it can be intense.
However, it is better to bring a sweatshirt for the evening even in midsummer.