Orhei weather in January

In January, Orhei sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6.9 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 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Orhei's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orhei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:54 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Orhei is city in Moldova, seat of Orhei District.

Density
1,508/km²
people per km²
Founded
1554

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Orhei reaches about 0°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 -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-15°-10°-5°10°151015202531
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
111-5
121-5
130-5
140-5
150-5
160-5
170-5
180-5
190-5
200-5
210-5
220-5
230-5
240-5
250-5
260-5
270-5
280-5
290-5
300-5
310-5

How January really feels in Orhei

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
10 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Orhei 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°316.95.18.70.0
Feb / -4°285.93.69.90.0
Mar / 357.92.511.61.5
Apr15° / 448.60.513.34.8
May22° / 11°5710.2014.96.6
Jun25° / 15°7310.9015.76.7
Jul27° / 16°649.5015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°536.9014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°547.6012.47.0
Oct15° / 406.40.110.64.7
Nov / 366.11.89.11.2
Dec / -3°336.63.98.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
152080
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212278
222377
232377
242476
252476
262476
272476
282476
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Orhei gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52316
62315
72315
82215
92215
102215
112215
122215
132115
142115
152115
162115
172115
182115
192116
202116
212117
222217
232217
242218
252218
262218
272217
282217
292217
302216
312116

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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.

051015151015202531
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
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 7:58 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:584:17
28.37:584:18
38.37:584:19
48.47:584:20
58.47:584:21
68.47:584:22
78.47:584:23
88.47:584:24
98.57:574:25
108.57:574:26
118.57:574:28
128.57:564:29
138.67:564:30
148.67:554:31
158.67:554:32
168.77:544:34
178.77:544:35
188.77:534:36
198.87:524:38
208.87:524:39
218.87:514:40
228.97:504:42
238.97:494:43
248.97:484:45
259.07:474:46
269.07:474:47
279.17:464:49
289.17:454:50
299.17:434:52
309.27:424:53
319.27:414:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.522.5151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Orhei?

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 Orhei.

What to pack for Orhei in January

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

In January, Orhei sees daytime highs around 0°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 Orhei 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 Orhei peaks around July 14 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 14UV 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 Orhei?

Orhei sits at 47.4°N, 28.8°E, 86 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Dubăsari, 29 km away.

DubăsariStrășeniDurleştiChisinauRîbniţaCodruHînceştiBilicenii Vechi

Topography around Orhei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orhei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m.

The land around Orhei is covered by cropland (31%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Dubăsari 29 km · Strășeni 32 km · Durleşti 41 km · Chisinau 42 km · Rîbniţa 45 km · Codru 45 km · Hînceşti 64 km · Bilicenii Vechi 66 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 Orhei (47.385°, 28.8254°, elevation 86 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).