Month by month
Craiova in November
The month Craiova breaks the national pattern: the Christmas market opens on the 13th, a fortnight before anyone else's.
The figures — Craiova
- Avg high
- 9.7°C
- Avg low
- 3.3°C
- Sunshine
- 114 h
- Rain
- 53 mm
- Wet days
- 8 days
- Snow days
- 1 days
- New snow
- 7 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
- 2.9°C
- Rânca · 1,600 m · min
- −3.9°C
- New snow
- 16 cm
- Snow on the ground
- 7 cm
- Days with 30 cm+
- 2 days
- Parâng ridge · 1,900 m · max
- 0.9°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)
In most Romanian cities November is the deadest month of the year. In Craiova it is split in two by a single date.
Until the 13th it behaves as you would expect — about 10 °C, 114 hours of sun, grey, cheap and empty. Then the Christmas market opens in Piața Mihai Viteazul and the city changes completely: lights, stalls, crowds, and hotel prices that jump to December levels overnight.
That fortnight's head start is Craiova's single most useful seasonal fact. Sibiu, Bucharest and Brașov do not open until late November, so for about two weeks Craiova has the only major Christmas market running in Romania — and that is also the window in which you can see it without the December weekend crush. The 2026 theme is "Tărâmul elfilor"; the daily opening hours had not been published when we last checked.
What to know
- The Christmas market opens on 13 November 2026 and runs to 3 January 2027.
- Book accommodation before the 13th if you can — rates rise sharply on opening.
- 30 November (St Andrew) and 1 December (National Day) make a long weekend; the market is at its busiest.
What is on this month
Craiova Christmas Market
Piața Mihai Viteazul · 2026-11-13 – 2027-01-03
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Questions about this month
What is the weather like in Craiova in November?
The average daily high is 9.7°C and the average low 3.3°C, with around 53 mm of precipitation over 8 wet days and 114 hours of sunshine. These are 1991–2020 normals for the centre (≈100 m), from the CERRA regional reanalysis.
Is November a good time to visit Craiova?
The month Craiova breaks the national pattern: the Christmas market opens on the 13th, a fortnight before anyone else's.
How busy is Craiova in November?
Busy by the standards of the Craiova year, and prices are high. The table on the weather page compares all twelve months side by side.
How much cooler is Rânca in November?
At Rânca (≈1,600 m) the average November high is 2.9°C, against 9.7°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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