Codru weather in January

In January, Codru sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Codru's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Codru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:53 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Codru is town in Moldova, second largest suburb of Chișinău city.

Founded
1945

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Codru reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-4
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
101-4
111-4
121-4
131-4
141-4
151-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-5
201-5
211-5
220-5
230-5
240-5
250-5
260-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Codru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Codru weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°336.64.88.70.0
Feb / -3°275.83.4100.0
Mar / 357.92.311.61.7
Apr16° / 478.80.313.34.9
May22° / 11°5410.1014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°6910.5015.66.7
Jul28° / 17°599.1015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°496.60147.1
Sep22° / 12°487.1012.47.1
Oct15° / 406010.64.9
Nov / 365.51.69.11.4
Dec / -3°356.43.68.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82575
92575
102674
112575
122476
132476
142476
152476
162476
172575
182575
192476
202476
212575
222575
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262674
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282773
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Codru gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12317
22316
32316
42216
52115
62115
72014
82014
91914
101913
111913
121813
131813
141813
151913
161913
171913
182013
192014
202114
212115
222216
232216
242316
252317
262317
272317
282216
292216
302216
312115

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:574:19
28.47:574:20
38.47:574:21
48.47:574:22
58.47:574:23
68.57:564:24
78.57:564:25
88.57:564:26
98.57:564:27
108.57:554:28
118.67:554:29
128.67:554:30
138.67:544:32
148.67:544:33
158.77:534:34
168.77:534:35
178.77:524:36
188.87:524:38
198.87:514:39
208.87:504:40
218.97:494:42
228.97:494:43
238.97:484:45
249.07:474:46
259.07:464:47
269.17:454:49
279.17:444:50
289.17:434:52
299.27:424:53
309.27:414:55
319.37:404:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Codru?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Codru.

What to pack for Codru in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Codru sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Codru in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Codru peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Codru?

Codru sits at 47.0°N, 28.8°E, 132 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Chisinau, 5.0 km away.

HînceştiStrășeniDubăsariOrheiBenderCăuşeni

Topography around Codru

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Codru.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Codru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Codru is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (27%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chisinau 5.0 km · Durleşti 7.0 km · Hînceşti 24 km · Strășeni 24 km · Dubăsari 42 km · Orhei 45 km · Bender 52 km · Căuşeni 59 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Codru (46.9765°, 28.819°, elevation 132 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).