Gura Humorului in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Gura Humorului sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 97 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Gura Humorului's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gura Humorului's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 1°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -6°C
- Precipitation
- 97 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Gura Humorului in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.
A typical winter day in Gura Humorului reaches about 1°C and drops to -6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Gura Humorului
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Gura Humorului weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0° / -7° | 29 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2° / -6° | 31 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 7° / -2° | 54 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 13° / 3° | 71 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 13.3 | 3.4 |
| May | 18° / 8° | 92 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 121 | 15.8 | 0 | 15.7 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 24° / 13° | 124 | 15.2 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 23° / 13° | 94 | 12.5 | 0 | 14.1 | 6.6 |
| Sep | 19° / 8° | 66 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 13° / 4° | 52 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 10.6 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 7° / -1° | 36 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 1° / -5° | 37 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Gura Humorului gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Gura Humorului
None of Gura Humorului's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Gura Humorului's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Gura Humorului?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gura Humorului.
What to pack for Gura Humorului in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Gura Humorului sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
UV index in Gura Humorului in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gura Humorului 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 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Gura Humorului?
Gura Humorului sits at 47.5°N, 25.9°E, 463 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpulung Moldovenesc, 25 km away.
Topography around Gura Humorului
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gura Humorului.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Gura Humorului has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,153 m.
The land around Gura Humorului is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 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
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 Gura Humorului (47.55°, 25.9°, elevation 463 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.