Urziceni weather in December

In December, Urziceni sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°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 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Urziceni's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urziceni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:51 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Urziceni is locality in Ialomița County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1596

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 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Urziceni reaches about 4°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 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)
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65-1
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How December really feels in Urziceni

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.

Urziceni 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 / -4°396.73.990.0
Feb / -2°336.22.910.10.4
Mar11° / 457.81.811.62.9
Apr17° / 539.50.213.25.5
May23° / 12°7010.6014.66.7
Jun27° / 16°8012.1015.36.2
Jul29° / 18°719.20155.8
Aug29° / 18°446.5013.96.2
Sep24° / 13°556.3012.37.5
Oct17° / 516.70.210.75.8
Nov10° / 436.71.29.42.3
Dec / -2°436.938.70.0

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 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
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53466
63466
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304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Urziceni gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1245
2246
3236
4236
5236
6226
7226
8227
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10218
11218
12219
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292614
302614
312614

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
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28100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
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911calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:37 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:374:29
28.87:384:29
38.87:394:29
48.87:404:28
58.87:414:28
68.87:424:28
78.77:434:28
88.77:444:28
98.77:454:28
108.77:464:28
118.77:474:28
128.77:484:28
138.77:484:28
148.67:494:28
158.67:504:28
168.67:514:29
178.67:514:29
188.67:524:29
198.67:534:29
208.67:534:30
218.67:544:30
228.67:544:31
238.67:554:31
248.67:554:32
258.67:554:32
268.67:564:33
278.67:564:34
288.67:564:34
298.67:574:35
308.67:574:36
318.77:574:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Urziceni?

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 Urziceni.

What to pack for Urziceni in December

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

In December, Urziceni sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Urziceni 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 Urziceni peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Urziceni?

Urziceni sits at 44.7°N, 26.6°E, 52 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mizil, 36 km away.

VoluntariPantelimonSector 3Sector 2BuzăuPopeşti-LeordeniBucharest

Topography around Urziceni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urziceni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Urziceni is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
1,115 m
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December weather nearby: Mizil 36 km · Voluntari 44 km · Pantelimon 45 km · Sector 3 49 km · Sector 2 49 km · Buzău 51 km · Popeşti-Leordeni 52 km · Bucharest 52 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 Urziceni (44.7167°, 26.6333°, elevation 52 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).