Bucharest vs Craiova: which is sunnier?
🇷🇴 Romania vs 🇷🇴 Romania · 178 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Bucharest and Craiova are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,214 vs 2,200 hours a year. Bucharest has the higher Sunshine Score in 1 of 12 months; the other 11 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Bucharest | Craiova | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,214 | 2,200 |
| Sunniest month | August (83/100) | August (82/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 4/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 80/100 | 79/100 |
| Rain / year | 615 mm | 674 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Bucharest vs Craiova month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | Craiova | Bucharest | Craiova | Bucharest | Craiova | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 44 | 44 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 5° | 5° | 34 | 40 |
| March | 28 | 28 | 12° | 12° | 39 | 47 |
| April | 70 | 69 | 18° | 18° | 43 | 49 |
| May | 80 | 78 | 24° | 23° | 65 | 75 |
| June | 77 | 76 | 28° | 27° | 79 | 84 |
| July | 79 | 79 | 31° | 31° | 67 | 71 |
| August | 83 | 82 | 32° | 31° | 46 | 50 |
| September | 82 | 82 | 26° | 25° | 52 | 54 |
| October | 68 | 67 | 18° | 18° | 56 | 59 |
| November | 21 | 14 | 11° | 10° | 42 | 50 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 4° | 48 | 51 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Bucharest · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Bucharest averages 5/100, Craiova 4/100. Daytime highs are similar (6°C vs 5°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Bucharest averages 59/100, Craiova 58/100. Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 18°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Bucharest averages 80/100, Craiova 79/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 30°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Bucharest averages 75/100, Craiova 75/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Bucharest weather by month · Craiova weather by month · Best time to visit Romania.
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