Lugoj weather in December

In December, Lugoj sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lugoj's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugoj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:13 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Lugoj is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Founded
1334

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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Lugoj reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°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)
171
261
360
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950
105-1
115-1
125-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
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184-1
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313-2

How December really feels in Lugoj

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.

Lugoj weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°50105.58.90.0
Feb / -1°499.8510.10.5
Mar11° / 5610.42.411.62.8
Apr17° / 7211.40.313.35.2
May21° / 11°7513.5014.76.1
Jun25° / 14°9213.2015.46.4
Jul27° / 15°7410.7015.16.6
Aug27° / 15°658.6013.97.0
Sep22° / 12°668.9012.37.0
Oct17° / 567.70.110.75.6
Nov11° / 519.11.79.32.5
Dec / -1°5810.44.48.60.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63367
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
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163367
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203367
213367
223466
233466
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253367
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283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lugoj gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1339
2339
3339
4339
5339
63310
73310
83311
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313316

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
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5100
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21100
22100
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:004:45
28.78:014:44
38.78:024:44
48.78:034:44
58.78:044:44
68.68:054:43
78.68:064:43
88.68:074:43
98.68:084:43
108.68:094:43
118.68:094:43
128.58:104:43
138.58:114:43
148.58:124:43
158.58:134:44
168.58:134:44
178.58:144:44
188.58:154:44
198.58:154:45
208.58:164:45
218.58:164:45
228.58:174:46
238.58:174:46
248.58:184:47
258.58:184:47
268.58:184:48
278.58:194:49
288.58:194:49
298.58:194:50
308.58:194:51
318.58:194:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.12 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lugoj?

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

0.1
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 Lugoj.

What to pack for Lugoj in December

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

In December, Lugoj sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lugoj 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 Lugoj peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lugoj?

Lugoj sits at 45.7°N, 21.9°E, 122 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 38 km away.

ReşiţaTimișoaraAradHunedoaraVršacDeva

Topography around Lugoj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugoj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Lugoj is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Bocşa 38 km · Caransebeş 39 km · Reşiţa 43 km · Timișoara 53 km · Arad 71 km · Hunedoara 78 km · Vršac 79 km · Deva 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
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 Lugoj (45.6886°, 21.9031°, elevation 122 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).