Tiraspol weather in January

In January, Tiraspol sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 Tiraspol's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiraspol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:49 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tiraspol is city in Moldova.

Density
3,140/km²
people per km²
Founded
1792

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 Tiraspol reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°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 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-4
42-4
52-4
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
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
301-5
311-5

How January really feels in Tiraspol

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.

Tiraspol weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°346.148.80.0
Feb / -3°265.52.8100.0
Mar / 317.21.911.61.8
Apr16° / 387.90.213.35.1
May22° / 11°459014.86.9
Jun26° / 16°619.5015.66.8
Jul29° / 18°427.7015.36.3
Aug28° / 17°375.50146.7
Sep23° / 12°425.9012.47.5
Oct16° / 365010.65.3
Nov / 325.41.29.21.6
Dec / -2°316.32.78.40.0

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52575
62476
72476
82575
92476
102476
112476
122476
132377
142377
152377
162377
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202575
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312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tiraspol gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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301913
311913

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
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11100
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15100
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18100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 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
112calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:53 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:534:16
28.47:534:17
38.47:534:18
48.47:534:19
58.57:534:20
68.57:534:21
78.57:524:22
88.57:524:23
98.57:524:24
108.67:524:25
118.67:514:26
128.67:514:28
138.67:514:29
148.77:504:30
158.77:504:31
168.77:494:32
178.87:484:34
188.87:484:35
198.87:474:36
208.97:474:38
218.97:464:39
228.97:454:40
239.07:444:42
249.07:434:43
259.07:424:45
269.17:424:46
279.17:414:47
289.27:404:49
299.27:394:50
309.27:384:52
319.37:364:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.21 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
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tiraspol?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiraspol.

What to pack for Tiraspol in January

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

In January, Tiraspol sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tiraspol 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 Tiraspol 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 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tiraspol?

Tiraspol sits at 46.8°N, 29.6°E, 30 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Bender, 12 km away.

CăuşeniRozdilnaDubăsariChisinauCodruDurleşti

Topography around Tiraspol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiraspol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Tiraspol is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bender 12 km · Slobozia 14 km · Căuşeni 28 km · Rozdilna 34 km · Dubăsari 59 km · Chisinau 61 km · Codru 63 km · Durleşti 69 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 Tiraspol (46.8428°, 29.6284°, elevation 30 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).