Drăgăşani weather in December

In December, Drăgăşani sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Drăgăşani's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drăgăşani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:00 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Drăgăşani is locality in Vâlcea County, Romania.

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 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Drăgăşani reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Drăgăşani

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Drăgăşani weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°417.34.690.0
Feb / -2°376.83.710.10.4
Mar11° / 508.72.511.62.8
Apr17° / 6810.20.213.25.3
May22° / 11°8712.9014.66.2
Jun26° / 15°10712.8015.36.4
Jul28° / 17°9010.70156.2
Aug28° / 16°719013.96.5
Sep23° / 12°697.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 607.70.110.75.4
Nov / 507.61.69.42.0
Dec / -2°517.73.38.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
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103961
113961
123961
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143961
154060
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284357
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Drăgăşani gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1277
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3277
4277
5268
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312514

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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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:46 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:464:39
28.97:474:39
38.87:494:38
48.87:504:38
58.87:514:38
68.87:524:38
78.87:534:38
88.77:534:38
98.77:544:38
108.77:554:38
118.77:564:38
128.77:574:38
138.77:584:38
148.77:584:38
158.67:594:38
168.68:004:38
178.68:014:39
188.68:014:39
198.68:024:39
208.68:024:40
218.68:034:40
228.68:034:40
238.68:044:41
248.68:044:41
258.68:054:42
268.68:054:43
278.68:054:43
288.68:064:44
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308.78:064:45
318.78:064:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.27 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
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171.3Dim
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241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Drăgăşani?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Drăgăşani.

What to pack for Drăgăşani in December

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

In December, Drăgăşani sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Drăgăşani 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 Drăgăşani peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Drăgăşani?

Drăgăşani sits at 44.6°N, 24.3°E, 155 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Slatina, 25 km away.

Râmnicu VâlceaPiteştiCraiovaCaracalFiliaşiCurtea de Argeş

Topography around Drăgăşani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drăgăşani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Drăgăşani is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Slatina 25 km · Balş 36 km · Râmnicu Vâlcea 51 km · Piteşti 52 km · Craiova 52 km · Caracal 60 km · Filiaşi 60 km · Curtea de Argeş 63 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 Drăgăşani (44.65°, 24.2667°, elevation 155 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).