When to go · Romania

Romania in February

Mixed month. Deep winter; mountain roads closed and many village guesthouses shut. Good for skiing and low hotel prices.

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Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Romania

Deep winter; mountain roads closed and many village guesthouses shut. Good for skiing and low hotel prices.

Bucharest and the southern plain · 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.
Transylvanian towns · Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napocacool
Higher and cooler than Bucharest; summer is the easiest season, and the Christmas markets make December worth a cold trip.
Carpathian mountains · Bucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, Apusenicool
Hiking from late June to September; afternoon thunderstorms in summer; ski season December to March at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia. High roads close in winter.
Black Sea coast and Danube Delta · Constanța, Mamaia, Vama Veche, Tulcea, Sulinacool
Beach season is late June to early September; the delta is best for birds in May and September, with mosquitoes from June.
Maramureș and Bucovina · Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humoruluicool
Cold snowy winters and green summers; village festivals and haymaking in July–August; Easter and Christmas customs are strongest here.
Bucharest5° / -3°, 9 rain days