Romania



CLIMATE


Climate in Romania can be described as transitional between temperate and continental. Summers are hot and sunny, winters are cold.

Temperatures

The average monthly temperatures in winter: from -6ºC in the mountains to 0ºC on the coast. The temperatures in summer are between 23–35ºC.


Precipitation

Annual total precipitation: 400 mm on the coast, 450 mm in the lowlands, 1000–1400 mm in the mountains.


Bucharest

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Day temperature [°C]

1

4

10

18

23

27

30

30

25

18

10

4

Night temperature [°C]

-7

-5

-1

5

10

14

16

15

11

6

2

-3

Hours of sunlight

2

3

5

6

8

9

10

10

8

5

2

2



Elevation extremes

Highest point: Moldoveanu 2 544 m
Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m


Natural resources

coal, iron, petroleum, salt, timber


Land use

Arable land: 39.49%
Permanent crops: 1.92%
Other: 58.59%


Natural hazards

earthquakes, landslides


Environmental issues

soil erosion, air and water pollution