Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Bucharest across the year
Best-looking months for Bucharest: May, Jun, Oct.
- JanMixedLowLow2 events
- FebMixedLowLowNone listed
- MarGoodLowLow1 event
- AprGoodMediumMedium1 event
- MayGreatMediumMedium3 events
- JunGreatMediumMedium2 events
- JulMixedHighHigh1 event
- AugMixedHighHigh2 events
- SepGreatMediumMedium1 event
- OctGreatLowMediumNone listed
- NovMixedLowLow2 events
- DecGoodMediumMedium6 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Bucharest
Typical highs 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C), lows −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C), rain on about 10 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Cold and grey; snow some years. Typical highs around 2 °C, lows around -5 °C, rain on about 10 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Bucharest
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: 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.Based on: Romania overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: Romania overall.Based on: Romania overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: New Year; Unification Day (Union of the Principalities).Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- New Year (1–2 January (public holidays))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)A public holiday with some ceremonies; most shops stay open.