The climate of Romania is continental, transitioning into humid subtropical (locally often "warm oceanic" or "Pontic") on the eastern coast, influenced by polar intrusions, and therefore characterized by harsh winters. The mountain ranges of the Carpathian arc have a cool mountain climate with high humidity throughout the year.
Rainfall, although adequate throughout the country, decreases from west to east and from mountains to plains. Some mountainous areas receive more than of precipitation each year. Annual precipitation averages about in central Transylvania, at Iași in Moldavia, and only at Sulina on the Black Sea.
Summers in the country are generally very warm to hot, and temperatures over are not unknown in the lower-lying areas of the country. Night time lows in Bucharest and other lower-lying areas are around , and in Sulina they are around , but at higher altitudes both maxima and minima decline considerably.
In the coldest months of winter (December and January) temperatures average between and . During winter, the skies are often cloudy and snowfall is quite common. In the plains of Romania there are about thirty days with snowfall per year.
Records The absolute minimum temperature is , registered in Bod, Brașov County on 25 January 1942. The absolute maximum temperature is , recorded at Ion Sion (nowadays Râmnicelu), Brăila County on 10 August 1951. The warmest overnight temperature ever recorded is at Oravița, Caraș-Severin County on 17 July 2024.
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See also Climate
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