Romania in January

Cold, often snowy; ski season at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia; Bucharest is quiet and cheap. Epiphany (6 January) processions and blessings of water.

• 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.

• Bucharest2° / -5°, 10 rain days

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

  Two-day holiday; resorts full; many businesses closed until the 3rd.

• Epiphany (Boboteaza) and St John

  6–7 Jan

  Public holidays since 2024; blessings of water at rivers and lakes.

• Union Day (Mica Unire, 1859)

  24 Jan

  Holiday; ceremonies in Iași and Focșani.

• Unification Day (Union of the Principalities)

  24 January · Bucharest

  A public holiday with some ceremonies; most shops stay open.

Crowds · Romania

Low

Prices · Romania

Low

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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