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Bucharest in February

Mixed month. Cold; short days.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Low; Romania overall
Prices: Low; Romania overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Bucharest

Cold; short days.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

February is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BucharestHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -3 °C (27 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 27 °F (-3 °C), rain on about 9 days
Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townscool
Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) and winters bring snow and –10 °C (50 °F) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.Continental: summers regularly reach 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) and winters bring snow and –50 °F (10 °C) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.

Winter season

The Christmas market in Piața Constituției and festive lights along Calea Victoriei.

Watch: Genuinely cold, sometimes well below freezing; short daylight hours.

Romania overall: Deep winter; mountain roads closed and many village guesthouses shut. Good for skiing and low hotel prices.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bucharest, side by side.

First month

Second month

February: Cold; short days.

May: Warm and green; good month.

Bucharest: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.