Climate of Romania
The climate of Romania is continental climate|continental], transitioning into humid subtropical on the eastern coast, influenced by polar intrusions, and therefore characterized by harsh winters. The mountain ranges of the Carpathian arc have a cool mountain climate with high humidity throughout the year.
Rainfall, although adequate throughout the country, decreases from west to east and from mountains to plains. Some mountainous areas receive more than of precipitation each year. Annual precipitation averages about in central Transylvania, at Iași in Moldavia, and only at Constanța on the Black Sea.
Summers in the country are generally very warm to hot, and temperatures over are not unknown in the lower-lying areas of the country. Night time lows in Bucharest and other lower-lying areas are around, but at higher altitudes both maxima and minima decline considerably.
Image:Satellite image of Romania in December 2001.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Satellite image of Romania in December 2001, showing most of its territory under snow
In the coldest months of winter temperatures average between and. During winter, the skies are often cloudy and snowfall is quite common. In the plains of Romania there are about thirty days with snowfall per year.