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A good place. At the right time.

Romania
in December.

Is December a good time?

Temperature unit

No scored region rates very good or better for weather this month.

National overnight stays are 34% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
41–45°F
Very good weather
0 / 8 regions

Check seasonal openings: 1 region has an off-season warning this month.

Find your December base

Based on 8 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Illustration of Historic architecture along a cobbled street in Bucharest Old Town; representative Lipscani district, no exact building claimed.
Old Town streets in BucharestDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 8 possibilities.

Choose your December base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

8 of 8 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Representative autumn lake landscape in Craiova's Nicolae Romanescu ParkCountrysideOlteniaCraiovaRead the December guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather5.1/10Good45°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Representative wooded mountain panorama above Sinaia and the Prahova ValleyCountrysideSouthern MunteniaSinaia (Prahova Valley)Read the December guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather5.1/10Good44°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Representative reed-lined water channel in the Romanian Danube DeltaCountrysideRomania's Black Sea coast & Danube DeltaConstanța · Mamaia · Danube DeltaRead the December guide ↗ Overall5.9/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather5.1/10Good45°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Historic architecture along a cobbled street in Bucharest Old Town; representative Lipscani district, no exact building claimed.CityBucharestRead the December guide ↗ Overall6.0/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather5.0/10Good44°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Representative Bucovina painted monastery church exterior, informed by Humor's towerless formCountrysideBucovina & northeast RomaniaPainted monasteries · IașiRead the December guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather4.8/10Fair41°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Representative pastel Habsburg-era square architecture in TimișoaraCountrysideTimișoara & western RomaniaTimișoaraRead the December guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather4.8/10Fair44°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Pastel houses along a cobbled street in Sibiu, central Transylvania; representative Lower Town streetscape, no exact street claimed.MountainsBrașov, Sibiu & central TransylvaniaBrașov · Sibiu · Sighișoara · Bran CastleRead the December guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather4.7/10Fair41°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Representative Maramureș hay meadows and wooded rolling valleysCountrysideCluj & northwest RomaniaCluj-Napoca · MaramureșRead the December guide ↗ Overall6.4/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather4.4/10Fair41°F afternoons · 11 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Romania's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Romania's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

December weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
41–45°F
Typical nights
27–31°F
Rain days
5–11 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Afternoons around 45°F (7°C): a warm coat; nights around 31°F (−1°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Oltenia45°F30°F8good
Southern Muntenia44°F29°F8good
Romania's Black Sea coast & Danube Delta45°F31°F6good
Bucharest44°F30°F7good
Bucovina & northeast Romania41°F28°F5fair
Timișoara & western Romania44°F30°F10fair
Brașov, Sibiu & central Transylvania41°F27°F8fair
Cluj & northwest Romania41°F28°F11fair

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Low season, nationally.

December records 34% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

About usual.

+4% on Romania's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip

Holidays: Public holidays: 1 Dec National Day of Romania; 25 Dec First Christmas Day; 26 Dec Second Christmas Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Same country. A different chapter.

Dates still up in the air?

Romania through the year ↗

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How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Romania's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Romania) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Romania's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is well below EU average (68 where the EU average is 100). Full method.