Owing to its distance from the open sea, Romania has a continental climate. Summers are generally very warm to hot, with average maxima in Bucharest being around 27°C, with temperatures over 35°C not unknown in the lower-lying areas of the continent. Minima in Bucharest and other lower-lying areas are around 18°C, but at higher altitudes both maxima and minima decline considerably.

Winters are famously cold, with average maxima even in lower-lying areas being no more than 2°C and below -15°C in the highest mountains, where some areas of permafrost occur on the highest peaks.

Precipitation is generally modest, only on the highest western mountains - much of it falling as snow which allows for an extensive skiing industry.

In the delta of the Danube rainfall is very low.

When to go
May-June and September-October are the best months to visit medieval cities, monasteries in Bucovina, hiking in Carpates and birdwatching in Danube Delta.

Ski resorts open in December and close at the end of March. Summer months are great for sunbaths on Balck Sea coast.

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