Craiova climate

Name: Craiova
Address: RO

Craiova is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.0 °C. June is the wettest month (68 mm) and February the driest (33 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Craiova averages 585 mm of rain, 102 days above 25 °C and 81 days below freezing.

Romania · population 234,140 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month August 29 °C
Coldest month January -4.0 °C
Driest month February 33 mm
Wettest month June 68 mm
Least cloud August 31 % cloud
Hottest on record July 42 °C
Coldest on record February -25 °C

What to expectCraiova through the year

Craiova has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.4 °C in January to 29 °C in August, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 102 days a year reach 25 °C, 37 of them reach 30 °C, 81 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 33 mm in February to 68 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	3.4 °C	37 mm	63 %
February	6.3 °C	33 mm	60 %
March	11.7 °C	46 mm	56 %
April	17.7 °C	50 mm	54 %
May	23.0 °C	61 mm	53 %
June	27.0 °C	68 mm	44 %
July	29.4 °C	67 mm	34 %
August	29.5 °C	42 mm	31 %
September	23.9 °C	49 mm	42 %
October	17.4 °C	46 mm	53 %
November	10.4 °C	43 mm	66 %
December	4.6 °C	43 mm	64 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	3.4 °C	-4.0 °C	-0.4 °C	17.0 °C	-23.4 °C	0	0	24
February	6.3 °C	-2.4 °C	1.8 °C	20.6 °C	-24.6 °C	0	0	19
March	11.7 °C	1.7 °C	6.7 °C	23.9 °C	-16.1 °C	0	0	10
April	17.7 °C	7.0 °C	12.5 °C	29.5 °C	-3.9 °C	1	0	1
May	23.0 °C	12.4 °C	17.9 °C	33.4 °C	3.8 °C	10	1	0
June	27.0 °C	16.4 °C	22.0 °C	39.9 °C	6.7 °C	21	6	0
July	29.4 °C	18.7 °C	24.3 °C	42.2 °C	11.6 °C	27	13	0
August	29.5 °C	18.8 °C	24.3 °C	39.3 °C	10.9 °C	27	14	0
September	23.9 °C	14.0 °C	18.9 °C	35.8 °C	4.5 °C	12	3	0
October	17.4 °C	8.4 °C	12.7 °C	31.7 °C	-3.4 °C	2	0	0
November	10.4 °C	3.1 °C	6.5 °C	22.9 °C	-17.0 °C	0	0	6
December	4.6 °C	-2.3 °C	0.9 °C	15.4 °C	-22.8 °C	0	0	21

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	37 mm	7	9.2 h/day	63 %	83 %	15 km/h
February	33 mm	6	10 h/day	60 %	77 %	17 km/h
March	46 mm	8	12 h/day	56 %	70 %	17 km/h
April	50 mm	8	13 h/day	54 %	65 %	17 km/h
May	61 mm	10	15 h/day	53 %	65 %	16 km/h
June	68 mm	10	16 h/day	44 %	64 %	15 km/h
July	67 mm	8	15 h/day	34 %	59 %	15 km/h
August	42 mm	6	14 h/day	31 %	58 %	14 km/h
September	49 mm	6	13 h/day	42 %	62 %	15 km/h
October	46 mm	6	11 h/day	53 %	73 %	15 km/h
November	43 mm	7	9.6 h/day	66 %	82 %	15 km/h
December	43 mm	7	8.9 h/day	64 %	84 %	15 km/h

How Craiova compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Craiova	29 °C	-4.0 °C	585 mm	102
Bucharest · Romania	29 °C	-4.7 °C	668 mm	95
Sofia · Bulgaria	27 °C	-4.4 °C	585 mm	63
Niš · Serbia	29 °C	-3.6 °C	574 mm	95
Ploieşti · Romania	27 °C	-4.9 °C	689 mm	70

Where Craiova ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in Europe in September	8thof 50	96/100
The warmest places in Europe in May	19thof 50	23 °C
Places with the best weather in the world in September	29thof 50	96/100
The warmest places in Europe in June	30thof 50	27 °C
Places with the best weather in Europe in April	35thof 50	79/100
The warmest places in Europe in August	40thof 50	29 °C

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QuestionsCommon questions about Craiova’s climate

When is the best time to visit Craiova?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Craiova get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 37 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -4.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 81 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Craiova?

June, averaging 68 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is February with 33 mm. The year as a whole averages 585 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Craiova rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.