Borşa weather in December

In December, Borşa sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Borşa's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borşa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:10 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Borşa is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Founded
1353

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -0°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Borşa reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-6
20-6
30-6
4-1-6
5-1-7
6-1-7
7-1-7
8-1-7
9-1-7
10-2-7
11-2-7
12-2-8
13-2-8
14-2-8
15-2-8
16-3-8
17-3-8
18-3-8
19-3-8
20-3-9
21-3-9
22-3-9
23-3-9
24-3-9
25-3-9
26-3-9
27-3-9
28-3-9
29-3-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How December really feels in Borşa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
26 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Borşa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -10°5311.513.38.70.0
Feb-2° / -9°5811.912.69.90.0
Mar / -5°8013.912.711.60.0
Apr / -0°9315.96.213.31.5
May15° / 14520.31.214.93.3
Jun18° / 15520.6015.74.3
Jul20° / 16020.2015.44.8
Aug20° / 12316.4014.15.4
Sep15° / 9612.90.512.44.2
Oct10° / 7611.33.910.62.1
Nov / -3°5811.28.19.10.1
Dec-2° / -8°6611.712.48.30.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
72971
82872
92872
102773
112773
122674
132674
142575
152575
162476
172476
182575
192575
202575
212575
222674
232674
242674
252575
262575
272674
282575
292575
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Borşa gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13333
23333
33434
43435
53435
63536
73537
83537
93638
103639
113739
123740
133741
143841
153842
163942
173943
184043
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204043
214043
224043
234043
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273944
283944
293944
303944
313844

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:564:26
28.57:574:26
38.57:584:25
48.47:594:25
58.48:004:25
68.48:024:25
78.48:034:24
88.38:044:24
98.38:054:24
108.38:054:24
118.38:064:24
128.38:074:24
138.38:084:24
148.38:094:24
158.28:104:24
168.28:104:25
178.28:114:25
188.28:124:25
198.28:124:25
208.28:134:26
218.28:134:26
228.28:144:27
238.28:144:27
248.28:154:28
258.28:154:28
268.28:154:29
278.28:164:30
288.28:164:30
298.28:164:31
308.38:164:32
318.38:164:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Borşa

In seasonPeak

None of Borşa's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Borşa's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Borşa?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borşa.

What to pack for Borşa in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Borşa sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Borşa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Borşa peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Borşa?

Borşa sits at 47.7°N, 24.7°E, 658 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Vişeu de Sus, 18 km away.

RakhivBistriţaVatra DorneiSighetu MarmaţieiCâmpulung MoldovenescBaia SprieBaia Mare

Topography around Borşa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Borşa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borşa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m around an average of 801 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,766 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,086 m.

The land around Borşa is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
569 m
16 km
1,766 m
80 km
2,086 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Vişeu de Sus 18 km · Rakhiv 56 km · Bistriţa 59 km · Vatra Dornei 63 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 66 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 69 km · Baia Sprie 73 km · Baia Mare 82 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Borşa (47.6553°, 24.6633°, elevation 658 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).