When to go · Bucharest
Bucharest in November
Mixed month. Cold and grey; early dusk.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 10° / 2°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Romania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Romania overall
Verdict
Cold and grey; early dusk.
Weather in November
- BucharestHighs around 10 °C, lows around 2 °C, rain on about 9 days
- Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townscool
Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C and winters bring snow and –10 °C cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.
Winter season
The Christmas market in Piața Constituției and festive lights along Calea Victoriei.
Watch: Genuinely cold, sometimes well below freezing; short daylight hours.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas market
Late Nov–Dec
Stalls in Piața Constituției; crowded evenings and busy Old Town restaurants.
St Andrew's Day and Great Union Day (National Day)
30 Nov – 1 Dec · Romania
Two-day holiday; military parade in Bucharest at the Arc de Triumf on 1 December; mountain resorts busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- Low
- Prices · Romania overall
- Low
Romania overall: Grey and cold; delta boats and mountain roads mostly finished. 30 November holiday (St Andrew) and 1 December National Day make a long weekend.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket