Reşiţa weather in December

In December, Reşiţa sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Reşiţa's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reşiţa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:12 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Reşiţa is locality in Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.1 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1673

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 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Reşiţa reaches about 3°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 -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)
150
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350
45-1
55-1
65-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-2
114-2
124-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-3
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
262-3
272-3
282-3
292-3
302-3
312-3

How December really feels in Reşiţa

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.

Reşiţa 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 / -4°6912.38.88.90.0
Feb / -3°6511.17.510.10.1
Mar / 7312.14.311.61.9
Apr15° / 9513.21.113.24.2
May19° / 10415.5014.65.5
Jun23° / 13°12014.5015.46.2
Jul25° / 14°10313.6015.16.6
Aug25° / 14°8410.2013.97.1
Sep20° / 10°8810012.36.5
Oct15° / 739.40.310.74.7
Nov / 6610.43.59.31.8
Dec / -2°7612.17.28.60.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53466
63565
73565
83466
93466
103466
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183466
193565
203565
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273466
283466
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Reşiţa gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13716
23816
33816
43817
53817
63817
73818
83819
93820
103821
113821
123822
133823
143823
153824
163925
173926
183926
194027
204028
214028
224028
234028
244028
254028
264028
274128
284128
294128
304128
314128

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 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:584:46
28.87:594:46
38.88:004:46
48.78:014:45
58.78:024:45
68.78:034:45
78.78:044:45
88.78:054:45
98.68:064:45
108.68:074:45
118.68:084:45
128.68:094:45
138.68:104:45
148.68:104:45
158.68:114:45
168.68:124:45
178.68:134:46
188.58:134:46
198.58:144:46
208.58:144:47
218.58:154:47
228.58:154:47
238.58:164:48
248.58:164:48
258.58:174:49
268.58:174:50
278.68:174:50
288.68:174:51
298.68:184:52
308.68:184:52
318.68:184:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Reşiţa?

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
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reşiţa.

What to pack for Reşiţa in December

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

In December, Reşiţa sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Reşiţa 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 Reşiţa peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reşiţa?

Reşiţa sits at 45.3°N, 21.9°E, 301 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 16 km away.

LugojVršacTimișoaraHunedoaraPožarevacDrobeta-Turnu Severin

Topography around Reşiţa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reşiţa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,461 m.

The land around Reşiţa is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
911 m
80 km
2,461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Bocşa 16 km · Caransebeş 29 km · Lugoj 43 km · Vršac 50 km · Timișoara 72 km · Hunedoara 93 km · Požarevac 94 km · Drobeta-Turnu Severin 96 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 Reşiţa (45.3008°, 21.8892°, elevation 301 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).