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Brăila

Located in Municipiul Brãila, Brăila County Coordinates: 45°16′17″ N 27°58′27″ E

Brăila
Florentina Buzea · CC BY-SA 3.0 ro · Wikimedia Commons
Population
154,686
154.7K
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Bucharest · UTC+02:00
When to go
MaySeptember
See the climate
Airports
CND Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport109 km
BCM Bacău George Enescu International Airport162 km

About Brăila

Brăila is a city. Location: Municipiul Brãila, Brăila County. Population: 154,686. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are May, September. The nearest airport is Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Valea Jijilei and Valea Grecilor.

Travel notes for Brăila

From Wikivoyage

Brăila is a port city on the Danube river in southeastern Romania. The city is situated on the Wallachian Plain.

Get in+

By train:

There are 6 trains daily (two Intercity type, three Rapid and one Accelerat) from Bucharest.

1 Brăila railway station (Gara Brăila), Strada General Eremia Grigorescu 1. (updated Jul 2021)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Brăila

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 35 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (64 mm)
Driest month
January (23 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Brăila
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°17°23°26°29°28°23°17°9°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°0°6°11°15°17°16°12°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)232729385164494443313530

Other places to visit in this season: May September

How to get to Brăila

The nearest airport is Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Galati, 19 km to the north.

Airports

  • Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND) Constanța 109 kmsouth
  • Bacău George Enescu International Airport (BCM) Bacău 162 kmnorthwest
  • Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) Otopeni 167 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Galati Population: 217.9K 19 kmnorth
  • Buzău Population: 103.5K 91 kmwest
  • Constanța Population: 317.8K 132 kmsoutheast
  • Ploieşti Population: 180.5K 158 kmwest
  • Bacau Population: 136.1K 166 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Brăila

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 2 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Valea Jijilei Natural site 18 kmE
  • Valea Grecilor Natural site 20 kmE
  • Lozova River 22 kmNW

25–60 km1 place

  • Valea Capaclia Natural site 38 kmE

60–100 km16 places

  • Valea Petroasa Natural site 88 kmNW
  • Valea Ograda Natural site 80 kmSW
  • Valea Băneasa Natural site 85 kmN
  • Valea Tulcei Natural site 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Brăila and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Brăila Arad Piteşti Bacau
Population 154.7K 169.1K 141.3K 136.1K
Elevation 22 m 109 m 307 m 165 m
Summer day (hottest month) 29° 28° 27° 27°
Winter night (coldest month) -5° -5° -5° -6°
Annual rainfall 464 mm 571 mm 605 mm 534 mm
Best months May, Sep May–Jun, Sep May–Jun, Sep May–Sep
Distance — 528 km 249 km 166 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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