Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Romania has a continental climate, particularly in the Old Kingdom (east and south of the Carpathians). A long, and occasionally harsh, winter (December-March), a hot summer (May-August), and a prolonged autumn (September-November) are the principal seasons. The average daily minimum temperature for Bucharest (February) is 28.6ºF, and the average daily maximum (August) is 95ºF. Rainfall, heaviest from April through July, averages 5 inches in June.
Travel Currency
lei (RON)
Language Spoken
The Germans and Hungarians speak their native ethnic tongues. The Roma speak Romany.
Languages
Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Ethnic Groups
Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4%
National Holiday
Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)
Geographic Coordinates
46 00 N, 25 00 E
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Airports
26