Oradea weather in December

In December, Oradea sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.4 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 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Oradea's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oradea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:19 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Oradea is locality in Bihor County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.4 µg/m³ · 2018

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 Oradea reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°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)
161
261
360
450
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650
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950
104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
173-1
183-1
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
293-2
303-2
313-2

How December really feels in Oradea

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.

Oradea 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 / -3°459.64.88.70.0
Feb / -2°489.94.3100.3
Mar11° / 539.91.911.62.7
Apr17° / 6110.60.313.35.3
May22° / 11°6811.4014.86.4
Jun25° / 15°8412.2015.66.5
Jul28° / 16°7910.8015.36.4
Aug28° / 16°608.40146.6
Sep23° / 12°658.4012.47.0
Oct17° / 599.1010.65.4
Nov10° / 549.21.39.12.3
Dec / -1°599.93.48.40.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52872
62872
72773
82773
92674
102674
112674
122773
132674
142674
152674
162674
172773
182773
192773
202773
212872
222971
233070
243169
253169
263169
273070
283070
293070
303169
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Oradea gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1306
2306
3306
4306
5306
6307
7307
8307
9308
10309
11309
123010
133111
143111
153112
163213
173213
183314
193314
203414
213415
223415
233415
243415
253415
263414
273414
283414
293414
303413
313313

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 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of December to 8 h 24 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 8:05 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:054:40
28.68:064:39
38.58:074:39
48.58:084:39
58.58:094:38
68.58:104:38
78.48:114:38
88.48:124:38
98.48:134:38
108.48:144:38
118.48:154:38
128.48:164:38
138.48:174:38
148.38:174:38
158.38:184:38
168.38:194:38
178.38:194:38
188.38:204:39
198.38:214:39
208.38:214:39
218.38:224:40
228.38:224:40
238.38:234:41
248.38:234:41
258.38:244:42
268.38:244:42
278.38:244:43
288.38:244:44
298.38:254:45
308.38:254:45
318.48:254:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.0Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Oradea?

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 Oradea.

What to pack for Oradea in December

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

In December, Oradea 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 Oradea 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 Oradea peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Oradea in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Oradea is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Oradea's WHO annual average of 17.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1622 µg/m³Dec 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oradea?

Oradea sits at 47.0°N, 21.9°E, 126 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Salonta, 34 km away.

DebrecenHajdúszoboszlóGyulaBékésPüspökladányŞimleu SilvanieiBékéscsaba

Topography around Oradea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oradea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,753 m.

The land around Oradea is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
1,753 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Salonta 34 km · Debrecen 58 km · Hajdúszoboszló 60 km · Gyula 65 km · Békés 67 km · Püspökladány 68 km · Şimleu Silvaniei 70 km · Békéscsaba 74 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 Oradea (47.0458°, 21.9183°, elevation 126 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).