Arad weather in January

In January, Arad sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Arad's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:20 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Arad is locality in Arad County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.9 µg/m³ · 2018

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Arad reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-2
243-2
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
294-2
304-2
314-2

How January really feels in Arad

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.

Arad weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°408.43.18.80.0
Feb / -1°418.63.4100.5
Mar12° / 479.21.511.63.1
Apr18° / 5810.20.213.35.6
May22° / 12°6911.8014.76.5
Jun26° / 15°7811.4015.56.5
Jul28° / 17°659.6015.26.3
Aug28° / 17°587.60146.4
Sep23° / 12°588.3012.37.1
Oct17° / 508010.75.7
Nov10° / 518.50.99.22.5
Dec / -1°509.32.88.50.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103169
113169
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
182971
192872
202872
212872
222773
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
283070
293070
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Arad gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1289
2289
3279
4269
5269
6259
7259
8249
9249
10249
11249
12249
13249
14259
15259
162610
172610
182710
192711
202811
212811
222911
232911
242911
252911
262911
272911
282911
292911
302911
312911

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 9 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
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:234:52
28.58:234:53
38.58:234:54
48.58:234:55
58.58:234:56
68.68:234:57
78.68:234:58
88.68:234:59
98.68:235:00
108.68:225:01
118.78:225:02
128.78:225:03
138.78:215:04
148.78:215:06
158.88:205:07
168.88:205:08
178.88:195:09
188.98:195:11
198.98:185:12
208.98:175:13
219.08:175:15
229.08:165:16
239.08:155:17
249.18:145:19
259.18:145:20
269.18:135:21
279.28:125:23
289.28:115:24
299.38:105:26
309.38:095:27
319.38:085:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Arad?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arad.

What to pack for Arad in January

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

In January, Arad sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Arad 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 Arad peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arad in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Arad is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Arad's WHO annual average of 17.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1523 µg/m³Dec 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arad?

Arad sits at 46.2°N, 21.3°E, 109 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Timișoara, 48 km away.

TimișoaraGyulaBékéscsabaMakóOrosházaBékésLugojSalonta

Topography around Arad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Arad is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Timișoara 48 km · Gyula 52 km · Békéscsaba 58 km · Makó 64 km · Orosháza 66 km · Békés 66 km · Lugoj 71 km · Salonta 73 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 Arad (46.1833°, 21.3167°, elevation 109 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).