Adjud weather in January

In January, Adjud sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Adjud's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adjud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:56 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Adjud is locality in Vrancea County, Romania.

Founded
1795

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Adjud reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
82-4
92-4
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Adjud

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.

Adjud 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°3364.78.90.0
Feb / -3°305.93.8100.2
Mar10° / 407.72.411.62.3
Apr16° / 488.80.413.35.1
May22° / 11°6210.5014.76.6
Jun26° / 15°7310.4015.56.7
Jul28° / 17°648.5015.26.5
Aug28° / 17°396.60146.8
Sep23° / 12°475.9012.37.4
Oct16° / 475.70.110.75.5
Nov / 3861.79.21.8
Dec / -3°406.34.18.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43961
53862
63862
73961
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153763
163763
173763
183862
193763
203763
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273961
283961
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Adjud gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12317
22317
32217
42216
52116
62116
72015
81914
91814
101813
111713
121712
131612
141612
151612
161612
171612
181612
191713
201713
211814
221814
231815
241915
251916
261916
271916
282016
292016
302016
312016

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:00 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:004:29
28.58:004:30
38.58:004:31
48.58:004:32
58.68:004:33
68.67:594:34
78.67:594:35
88.67:594:36
98.67:594:37
108.77:594:38
118.77:584:39
128.77:584:40
138.77:584:41
148.87:574:43
158.87:574:44
168.87:564:45
178.87:564:46
188.97:554:47
198.97:544:49
208.97:544:50
219.07:534:51
229.07:524:53
239.07:524:54
249.17:514:55
259.17:504:57
269.27:494:58
279.27:485:00
289.27:475:01
299.37:465:02
309.37:455:04
319.47:445:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Adjud?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Adjud.

What to pack for Adjud in January

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

In January, Adjud sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Adjud 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 Adjud peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Adjud?

Adjud sits at 46.1°N, 27.2°E, 103 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Tecuci, 34 km away.

FocșaniBacăuComăneştiMoineştiVasluiBuhuşi

Topography around Adjud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adjud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,767 m.

The land around Adjud is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
455 m
80 km
1,767 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tecuci 34 km · Bârlad 40 km · Focșani 44 km · Bacău 56 km · Comăneşti 68 km · Moineşti 68 km · Vaslui 73 km · Buhuşi 78 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

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 Adjud (46.0991°, 27.1814°, elevation 103 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).