When to go · Craiova
Craiova in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, 33 °C+), Jan–Feb (cold, grey).Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, 91 °F+), Jan–Feb (cold, grey).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 3°C37°F / −4°C25°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Low
- Romania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Romania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, 33 °C+), Jan–Feb (cold, grey).Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, 91 °F+), Jan–Feb (cold, grey).
Weather in January
- CraiovaHighs around 3 °C, lows around -4 °C, rain on about 7 daysHighs around 37 °F, lows around 25 °F, rain on about 7 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.Continental: summers regularly reach 95–104 °F and winters bring snow and –50 °F cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.
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.
New Year big impact
1–2 Jan · Romania
Two-day holiday; resorts full; many businesses closed until the 3rd.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- Low
- Prices · Romania overall
- Low
Romania overall: Cold, often snowy; ski season at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia; Bucharest is quiet and cheap. Epiphany (6 January) processions and blessings of water.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket