Bucharest in January

Cold and grey; snow some years.

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

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatWarm and green; good month.
• JuneGreatWarm; long evenings, occasional storms.
• SeptemberGreatWarm and calm; best month for walking.
• OctoberGreatMild and golden.

• BucharestHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -5 °C (23 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 23 °F (-5 °C), rain on about 10 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.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year

  1–2 January (public holidays) · Citywide

  Many restaurants and shops close for a day or two; fireworks over Revolution Square and Constitution Square at midnight on 31 December.

• Unification Day (Union of the Principalities)

  24 January · Citywide

  A public holiday with some ceremonies; most shops stay open.

Crowds · Romania overall

Low

Prices · Romania overall

Low

Romania overall: Cold, often snowy; ski season at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia; Bucharest is quiet and cheap. Epiphany (6 January) processions and blessings of water.

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

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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