Month by month
Craiova in February
The quietest and cheapest month of the Craiova year. Nothing is on, which is the entire argument for coming.
The figures — Craiova
- Avg high
- 5.5°C
- Avg low
- −1.4°C
- Sunshine
- 141 h
- Rain
- 42 mm
- Wet days
- 7 days
- Snow days
- 3 days
- New snow
- 12 cm
Climate normals 1991–2020 for the centre (≈100 m), from the CERRA regional reanalysis (Copernicus, 5.5 km grid) — a model, not a single weather station. Highs and lows are means of the daily maximum and minimum; a wet day has at least 1 mm of rain, a snow day at least 1 cm of new snow; sunshine is a model estimate. Source: Open-Meteo — CERRA regional reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus)
Up the mountain — Rânca
- Rânca · 1,600 m · max
- −1.4°C
- Rânca · 1,600 m · min
- −9°C
- New snow
- 34 cm
- Snow on the ground
- 90 cm
- Days with 30 cm+
- 21 days
- Parâng ridge · 1,900 m · max
- −4.1°C
Rânca (≈1,600 m) and the Parâng ridge above it (≈1,900 m, temperatures only), 1991–2020, CERRA regional reanalysis. Snow depth is NATURAL snow on the ground, averaged over the month. The column is here for one reason: it is two and a quarter hours from Craiova and the July gap is the argument for the drive. Source: Open-Meteo — CERRA regional reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus)
February is the low point of the calendar and the best value in it. Highs climb to about 5.5 °C, the fog starts to break up, and there is nothing on — no market, no festival, no season. Hotels are at their cheapest and the restaurants on Calea Unirii will seat you without a booking on a Friday.
That emptiness is the case for it. The Art Museum, the Oltenia Museum and Casa Băniei are the kind of places that are better without a group in front of you, and in February you will frequently have a room to yourself. Romanescu under frost, with the lake iced at the edges and nobody on the paths, is a genuinely good walk for anyone who likes a park in winter.
If you are deciding between February and November for a cheap short break: February is colder and emptier, November has the Christmas market opening on the 13th. If price is the only criterion, come now.
What to know
- Lowest hotel rates of the year, including weekends.
- 24 February is Dragobete, the Romanian spring-love day — restaurants fill that evening.
- Check museum winter hours before travelling; several run shorter days until spring.
What is on this month
No dated events in the calendar for this month yet — the events page has everything currently scheduled.
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Questions about this month
What is the weather like in Craiova in February?
The average daily high is 5.5°C and the average low −1.4°C, with around 42 mm of precipitation over 7 wet days and 141 hours of sunshine. These are 1991–2020 normals for the centre (≈100 m), from the CERRA regional reanalysis.
Is February a good time to visit Craiova?
The quietest and cheapest month of the Craiova year. Nothing is on, which is the entire argument for coming.
How busy is Craiova in February?
Quiet by the standards of the Craiova year, and prices are cheapest. The table on the weather page compares all twelve months side by side.
How much cooler is Rânca in February?
At Rânca (≈1,600 m) the average February high is −1.4°C, against 5.5°C in the city (1991–2020 normals). That gap, two and a quarter hours up the road, is why Rânca is Craiova's standard escape from a heatwave.
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