Craiova
City in Romania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Craiova colaj: Bogdan Muraru, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Craiova is a city in Romania, in Dolj. About 234,140 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Romania in our atlas.
It lies at 44.32° N, 23.80° E, about 105 m (344 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Bucharest time zone.
Location
Red dot: Craiova. Green dots: other major cities of Romania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Craiova has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (22°F). Around 674 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in RomaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bucharest · 184 km
- Braşov · 206 km
- Târgu Mureş · 254 km
- Timişoara · 259 km
- Cluj-Napoca · 272 km
- Galaţi · 360 km
- Constanţa · 384 km
- Iaşi · 437 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 680332 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q16898248 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Craiova colaj: Bogdan Muraru, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)