Tecuci weather in December

In December, Tecuci sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 8.5 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 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tecuci's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tecuci's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:52 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tecuci is locality in Galați County, Romania.

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 Tecuci 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 -3°C and 9°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)
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45-1
55-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
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183-3
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282-3
292-3
302-3
312-3

How December really feels in Tecuci

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.

Tecuci 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°335.74.18.90.0
Feb / -2°285.1310.10.3
Mar11° / 3871.811.62.6
Apr17° / 458.40.213.35.5
May23° / 12°5610.3014.76.8
Jun27° / 16°659.4015.56.6
Jul29° / 18°567.9015.25.9
Aug29° / 18°345.8013.96.4
Sep24° / 13°435.2012.37.6
Oct17° / 455.50.110.75.8
Nov / 365.51.29.32.2
Dec / -2°396.138.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83664
93565
103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
153862
163862
173862
183862
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203961
214060
224060
234060
244060
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284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tecuci gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1228
2217
3217
4217
5207
6208
7198
8198
9198
10188
11188
12188
13189
14189
15189
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232012
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262113
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292214
302215
312315

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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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
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 7:38 AM to 7:58 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)
18.77:384:22
28.77:394:22
38.77:404:21
48.77:414:21
58.67:424:21
68.67:434:21
78.67:444:21
88.67:454:20
98.67:464:20
108.67:474:20
118.57:484:20
128.57:494:20
138.57:504:20
148.57:504:21
158.57:514:21
168.57:524:21
178.57:534:21
188.57:534:22
198.57:544:22
208.57:544:22
218.57:554:23
228.57:554:23
238.57:564:24
248.57:564:24
258.57:574:25
268.57:574:25
278.57:574:26
288.57:574:27
298.57:584:27
308.57:584:28
318.57:584:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.1Dim
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
191.2Dim
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 Tecuci?

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 Tecuci.

What to pack for Tecuci in December

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

In December, Tecuci sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tecuci 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 Tecuci peaks around July 18 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tecuci?

Tecuci sits at 45.8°N, 27.4°E, 36 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Focșani, 26 km away.

BârladCahulRâmnicu SăratGalaţiBrăilaReni

Topography around Tecuci

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tecuci has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Tecuci is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
1,763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Focșani 26 km · Adjud 34 km · Bârlad 46 km · Cahul 59 km · Râmnicu Sărat 60 km · Galaţi 66 km · Brăila 77 km · Reni 79 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 Tecuci (45.8497°, 27.4344°, elevation 36 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).