Piatra Neamţ weather in December

In December, Piatra Neamţ sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to -0°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 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 Piatra Neamţ's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piatra Neamţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:01 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Piatra Neamţ is locality in Neamț County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.3 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1395

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 2°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical December day in Piatra Neamţ reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°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)
13-3
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
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How December really feels in Piatra Neamţ

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
11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Piatra Neamţ 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-0° / -7°296.87.18.80.0
Feb / -6°306.96.4100.0
Mar / -2°5111.2711.60.8
Apr13° / 6912.42.313.33.3
May18° / 9014.50.214.85.3
Jun22° / 11°11615.9015.65.7
Jul24° / 13°11514.8015.36.2
Aug23° / 13°8512.40146.7
Sep19° / 649.70.112.46.0
Oct13° / 527.91.210.63.9
Nov / -1°356.63.99.20.9
Dec / -5°377.56.78.40.0

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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83862
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113961
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313763

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Piatra Neamţ gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
179calm
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319calm

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 7:46 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 4:22 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:464:22
28.67:484:22
38.67:494:22
48.57:504:21
58.57:514:21
68.57:524:21
78.57:534:21
88.47:544:21
98.47:554:21
108.47:564:20
118.47:574:20
128.47:584:21
138.47:584:21
148.47:594:21
158.38:004:21
168.38:014:21
178.38:014:21
188.38:024:22
198.38:034:22
208.38:034:22
218.38:044:23
228.38:044:23
238.38:054:24
248.38:054:24
258.38:054:25
268.38:064:25
278.38:064:26
288.38:064:27
298.38:064:27
308.48:074:28
318.48:074:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.13 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
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
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
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231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Piatra Neamţ

In seasonPeak

None of Piatra Neamţ's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Piatra Neamţ's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Piatra Neamţ?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piatra Neamţ.

What to pack for Piatra Neamţ in December

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Piatra Neamţ 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 Piatra Neamţ peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 16UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Piatra Neamţ 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 Piatra Neamţ is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piatra Neamţ's WHO annual average of 18.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1523 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piatra Neamţ?

Piatra Neamţ sits at 46.9°N, 26.3°E, 508 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Târgu Neamţ, 32 km away.

RomanPaşcaniMoineştiComăneştiBacăuFălticeni

Topography around Piatra Neamţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piatra Neamţ has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m around an average of 476 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,816 m.

The land around Piatra Neamţ is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
558 m
16 km
1,033 m
80 km
1,816 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Târgu Neamţ 32 km · Buhuşi 36 km · Roman 45 km · Paşcani 47 km · Moineşti 51 km · Comăneşti 56 km · Bacău 59 km · Fălticeni 59 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 Piatra Neamţ (46.9167°, 26.3333°, elevation 508 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).