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Craiova

Located in Municipiul Craiova, Dolj County Coordinates: 44°19′00″ N 23°48′00″ E

Craiova
Bogdan Muraru · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
234,140
234.1K
Elevation
105 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Bucharest · UTC+02:00
When to go
MaySeptember
See the climate
Airports
CRA Craiova International Airport7 km
SBZ Sibiu International Airport165 km

About Craiova

Craiova is a city. Location: Municipiul Craiova, Dolj County. Population: 234,140. Elevation: 105 m. The best months to visit are May, September. The nearest airport is Craiova International Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Valea Jiului and Valea Lânga.

Travel notes for Craiova

From Wikivoyage

Craiova with 306,000 inhabitants (2016), is one of the five largest cities of Romania. Craiova is in the southwestern region of the country and hosts the administrative buildings of the Dolj County and of the Oltenia district.

Get in+

1 Craiova International Airport (CRA IATA). Flights from Birmingham, Bologna, Charleroi, London-Luton, Milan-Bergamo and Rome, provided by Wizz Air. There are no domestic flights. (updated Mar 2024)

Or fly into Henri Coanda Aeroport in Bucharest and then go by train to Craiova, which takes 3 hours.

2 Craiova railway station. There are 17 trains daily from Bucharest (3 hr 15 min, €12), 8 from Timişoara (7 hr, €20), two from Sibiu and one from Cluj Napoca. Online timetables and prices can be found here. The conditions in Accelerat trains are the same as those in Rapid or Intercity, but the price is lower. (updated Apr 2023)

Autogara Nord the bus station is next to the railway station. Maxitaxis leave from there to Bucharest (30-35 lei, every 30 minutes), Piteşti (15 lei, two daily), Calafat (10-15 lei, at least two daily). Also some rural routes from here.

Oz Murat travel agency outside the bus station runs a bus to Istanbul via Bucharest, departing at 10:30 daily, except Saturday (€90 return).

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Craiova

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (73 mm)
Driest month
January (34 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 Craiova
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°18°23°27°29°29°24°17°9°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°6°11°15°16°16°12°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)343639506873634539424843

Other places to visit in this season: May September

How to get to Craiova

The nearest airport is Craiova International Airport (CRA), 7 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piteşti, 103 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Craiova International Airport (CRA) Craiova 7 kmeast
  • Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) Sibiu 165 kmnorth
  • Sofia Airport (SOF) Sofia 183 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Piteşti Population: 141.3K 103 kmnortheast
  • Sibiu Population: 134.3K 167 kmnorth
  • Rousse Population: 121.2K 180 kmeast
  • Sofia Population: 1.2M 184 kmsouth
  • Ploieşti Population: 180.5K 189 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Craiova

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 82 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Valea Leului Natural site 15 kmS
  • Valea Petroaia Natural site 16 kmNW
  • Valea Frasinului Natural site 22 kmW
  • Valea Ungurenilor Natural site 20 kmNE

25–60 km27 places

  • Valea Prisăceaua Natural site 59 kmW
  • Valea Potopinului Natural site 40 kmE
  • Valea Plăvaia Natural site 58 kmN
  • Valea Pietroasa Natural site 40 kmNE

60–100 km52 places

  • Valea Răchita Natural site 62 kmN
  • Valea Purcărelul Natural site 64 kmNW
  • Valea Pârâului Natural site 71 kmN
  • Valea Olteanul Natural site 93 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Craiova and similar cities

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

Measure Craiova Timișoara Galati Brasov
Population 234.1K 250.8K 217.9K 253.2K
Elevation 105 m 96 m 24 m 573 m
Summer day (hottest month) 29° 28° 28° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -4° -4° -5° -6°
Annual rainfall 580 mm 589 mm 469 mm 636 mm
Best months May, Sep May–Jun, Sep May, Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 258 km 358 km 205 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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