Motru weather in December

In December, Motru sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 31% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Motru's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:06 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Motru is locality in Gorj County, Romania.

Founded
1966

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 Motru 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 -1°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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65-1
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95-1
104-1
114-1
124-2
134-2
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283-3
293-3
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313-3

How December really feels in Motru

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.

Motru weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°538.15.390.0
Feb / -2°487.84.410.10.5
Mar11° / 568.62.511.63.0
Apr17° / 709.50.113.25.4
May22° / 11°8311.6014.66.4
Jun26° / 14°8511.1015.36.7
Jul28° / 16°748.70156.6
Aug28° / 16°568013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°627.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 628.10.110.75.4
Nov / 658.71.89.42.0
Dec / -2°668.53.88.70.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34060
44060
54060
64159
74258
84258
94159
104159
114258
124258
134357
144357
154357
164357
174357
184456
194555
204555
214654
224654
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244753
254852
264753
274753
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Motru gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1309
2309
3309
4299
5299
62810
72810
82810
92710
102711
112611
122611
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212614
222614
232714
242715
252715
262715
272715
282815
292816
302816
312816

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
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3100
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5100
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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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 7:52 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:524:44
28.87:534:43
38.87:544:43
48.87:554:43
58.87:564:43
68.87:574:42
78.77:584:42
88.77:594:42
98.78:004:42
108.78:014:42
118.78:024:42
128.78:034:42
138.68:034:42
148.68:044:42
158.68:054:43
168.68:064:43
178.68:064:43
188.68:074:43
198.68:084:44
208.68:084:44
218.68:094:45
228.68:094:45
238.68:104:46
248.68:104:46
258.68:104:47
268.68:114:47
278.68:114:48
288.68:114:49
298.68:114:49
308.68:124:50
318.68:124:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.26 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
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Motru?

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 Motru.

What to pack for Motru in December

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

In December, Motru sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Motru 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 Motru peaks around July 11 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Motru?

Motru sits at 44.8°N, 23.0°E, 182 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Drobeta-Turnu Severin, 32 km away.

FiliaşiLupeniVulcanNegotinPetroşaniPetrila

Topography around Motru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,461 m.

The land around Motru is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
2,461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Drobeta-Turnu Severin 32 km · Târgu Jiu 37 km · Filiaşi 51 km · Lupeni 65 km · Vulcan 69 km · Negotin 73 km · Petroşani 75 km · Petrila 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 Motru (44.8033°, 22.9719°, elevation 182 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).