Olteniţa weather in December

In December, Olteniţa sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Olteniţa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olteniţa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Olteniţa is locality in Călărași County, Romania.

Founded
1515

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 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical December day in Olteniţa reaches about 5°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 -2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
461
560
660
760
860
960
1050
115-1
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
184-1
194-1
204-2
214-2
224-2
234-2
244-2
254-2
264-2
274-2
284-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How December really feels in Olteniţa

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.

Olteniţa 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 / -3°457.64.69.10.0
Feb / -1°386.43.510.20.6
Mar11° / 498.52.411.63.0
Apr17° / 498.90.313.25.6
May23° / 13°599.7014.56.9
Jun27° / 17°6810.6015.26.5
Jul29° / 18°568.90155.9
Aug29° / 18°375.7013.86.3
Sep24° / 14°545.9012.37.7
Oct18° / 496.90.210.86.1
Nov11° / 466.41.49.42.9
Dec / -1°457.73.38.80.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93664
103763
113763
123763
133862
143961
154060
163961
174060
184159
194159
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Olteniţa gets around 45 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 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1256
2256
3256
4246
5246
6247
7237
8237
9238
10228
11229
122210
132210
142211
152211
162312
172312
182413
192413
202513
212513
222614
232614
242714
252714
262715
272815
282815
292815
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
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 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:35 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:354:31
28.97:364:31
38.97:374:31
48.97:384:31
58.97:394:30
68.87:404:30
78.87:414:30
88.87:424:30
98.87:434:30
108.87:444:30
118.87:454:30
128.77:454:30
138.77:464:30
148.77:474:31
158.77:484:31
168.77:484:31
178.77:494:31
188.77:504:32
198.77:504:32
208.77:514:32
218.77:514:33
228.77:524:33
238.77:524:34
248.77:534:34
258.77:534:35
268.77:534:35
278.77:544:36
288.77:544:37
298.77:544:37
308.77:544:38
318.77:554:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.32 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
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Olteniţa?

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

0.2
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 Olteniţa.

What to pack for Olteniţa in December

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

In December, Olteniţa sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Olteniţa 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 Olteniţa peaks around July 19 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Olteniţa?

Olteniţa sits at 44.1°N, 26.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Popeşti-Leordeni, 50 km away.

Popeşti-LeordeniSilistraSector 4Sector 3PantelimonSector 5BucharestSector 2

Topography around Olteniţa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olteniţa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m.

The land around Olteniţa is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
510 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Popeşti-Leordeni 50 km · Silistra 50 km · Sector 4 52 km · Sector 3 53 km · Pantelimon 53 km · Sector 5 56 km · Bucharest 57 km · Sector 2 57 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 Olteniţa (44.0833°, 26.6333°, elevation 14 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).