Climate

Bucharest logs 58 frost days a year to Sighetu Marmaţiei's 124 — Bucharest wins by 66. Bucharest also leads on sunny days by 58.

BucharestSighetu Marmaţiei
Sunny days
200142
Hot days
600
Frost days
58124
Rainy days
84125
Snow days
621
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
2.4 m/s1.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2851,827
Darkest month sun
66 hrs/mo36 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.46.2

Bucharest

Feels-like °C

-3
1
7
13
20
27
30
29
22
15
5
-1

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Sighetu Marmaţiei

Feels-like °C

-4
-1
3
10
19
23
25
25
18
10
2
-2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Bucharest averages 16.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Sighetu Marmaţiei's 14.0 µg/m³ (moderate) — Sighetu Marmaţiei breathes ~12% cleaner air (2.0 µg/m³ lower).

Bucharest

Sighetu Marmaţiei

16.0µg/m³
14.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bucharest (2.0M) and Sighetu Marmaţiei (41K) are 48x in population — Bucharest is the larger metro, Sighetu Marmaţiei the smaller.

48x

Bucharest is roughly 48x the scale of Sighetu Marmaţiei

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

RO flagBucharest
48x
RO flagSighetu Marmaţiei
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.RO flagBucharest2.0M48x
2.RO flagSighetu Marmaţiei41K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
BucharestSighetu Marmaţiei
Struggles in both
BucharestSighetu Marmaţiei

Frequently asked about Bucharest vs Sighetu Marmaţiei

How does the climate compare between Bucharest and Sighetu Marmaţiei?
Sunny days: 200 vs 142 d — Bucharest higher Annual sunshine: 2,285 vs 1,827 hrs — Bucharest higher Winter sunshine: 66 vs 36 hrs/day — Bucharest higher Hot days (>30°C): 60 vs 0 d — Sighetu Marmaţiei lower Frost days: 58 vs 124 d — Bucharest lower Rainy days: 84 vs 125 d — Bucharest lower Snowy days: 6 vs 21 d — Bucharest lower
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