Craiova in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, 33 °C (91 °F)+), Jan–Feb (cold, grey).Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, 91 °F (33 °C)+), Jan–Feb (cold, grey).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Craiova's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• MayGreatInside Craiova's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• JuneGreatInside Craiova's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• SeptemberGreatInside Craiova's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

• CraiovaHighs around 3 °C (37 °F), lows around -4 °C (25 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 37 °F (3 °C), lows around 25 °F (-4 °C), rain on about 7 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 big impact

  1–2 Jan · Romania

  Two-day holiday; resorts full; many businesses closed until the 3rd.

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 Craiova, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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