Rădăuți weather in December

In December, Rădăuți sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°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 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rădăuți's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rădăuți's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:06 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Rădăuți is locality in Suceava County, Romania.

Founded
1393

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Rădăuți reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°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)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
162-4
171-4
181-4
191-5
201-5
211-5
221-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-6
301-6
311-6

How December really feels in Rădăuți

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
3 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Rădăuți weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°286.96.48.60.0
Feb / -5°307.46.39.90.0
Mar / -1°5010.85.311.61.1
Apr14° / 6211.71.513.43.9
May20° / 7812.8014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°10313.9015.76.2
Jul25° / 14°10513.3015.46.4
Aug25° / 14°7610.8014.16.9
Sep20° / 589.1012.46.3
Oct14° / 498.10.710.64.2
Nov / -0°357.13.69.11.1
Dec / -4°357.96.28.30.0

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33664
43565
53565
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133565
143367
153367
163466
173466
183565
193565
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283664
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Rădăuți gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12417
22417
32417
42417
52417
62417
72417
82417
92418
102418
112418
122419
132519
142520
152620
162621
172621
182722
192722
202722
212723
222723
232723
242723
252722
262722
272722
282722
292722
302722
312722

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 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 4:20 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:524:20
28.57:534:20
38.47:544:20
48.47:554:19
58.47:564:19
68.47:574:19
78.37:584:19
88.37:594:18
98.38:004:18
108.38:014:18
118.38:024:18
128.38:034:18
138.28:044:18
148.28:054:18
158.28:054:19
168.28:064:19
178.28:074:19
188.28:084:19
198.28:084:20
208.28:094:20
218.28:094:20
228.28:104:21
238.28:104:21
248.28:114:22
258.28:114:22
268.28:114:23
278.28:124:24
288.28:124:24
298.28:124:25
308.28:124:26
318.28:124:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
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
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Rădăuți

In seasonPeak

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

Rădăuți's rainy season runs March–October, 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 Rădăuți?

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 Rădăuți.

What to pack for Rădăuți in December

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

In December, Rădăuți sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Rădăuți 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 Rădăuți peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rădăuți?

Rădăuți sits at 47.9°N, 25.9°E, 368 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Gura Humorului, 33 km away.

Câmpulung MoldovenescChernivtsiFălticeniBotoşaniVatra Dornei

Topography around Rădăuți

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rădăuți has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 373 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,842 m.

The land around Rădăuți is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
584 m
80 km
1,842 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Gura Humorului 33 km · Suceava 35 km · Dorohoi 38 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 44 km · Chernivtsi 49 km · Fălticeni 53 km · Botoşani 57 km · Vatra Dornei 69 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 Rădăuți (47.85°, 25.9167°, elevation 368 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).