Bârlad weather in January

In January, Bârlad sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 8.8 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 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 Bârlad's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bârlad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:55 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bârlad is locality in Vaslui County, Romania.

Founded
1401

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 Bârlad reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°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 8°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)
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
181-4
191-4
201-4
211-4
221-4
231-4
241-4
251-4
261-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
312-4

How January really feels in Bârlad

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.

Bârlad 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 / -4°336.24.58.80.0
Feb / -3°2963.6100.1
Mar10° / 398.12.311.62.1
Apr16° / 4790.213.35.1
May22° / 11°5810.5014.76.6
Jun26° / 16°7010.4015.56.7
Jul28° / 17°659.4015.26.4
Aug28° / 17°436.60146.9
Sep22° / 12°466.2012.37.4
Oct16° / 456010.75.3
Nov / 375.71.59.21.7
Dec / -3°376.53.78.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63268
73169
83268
93268
103268
113367
123268
133268
143268
153268
163169
173169
183169
193268
203268
213169
223169
233268
243268
253169
263268
273466
283466
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bârlad gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 22% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12215
22215
32115
42115
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62014
71914
81814
91813
101713
111712
121712
131712
141712
151712
161712
171712
181812
191813
201913
211914
222014
232015
242115
252115
262115
272215
282215
292215
302115
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 11 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
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:58 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:584:27
28.57:584:28
38.57:584:28
48.57:584:29
58.57:584:30
68.67:584:31
78.67:584:32
88.67:584:33
98.67:574:34
108.67:574:36
118.77:574:37
128.77:574:38
138.77:564:39
148.77:564:40
158.87:554:41
168.87:554:43
178.87:544:44
188.97:544:45
198.97:534:46
208.97:524:48
219.07:524:49
229.07:514:50
239.07:504:52
249.17:494:53
259.17:484:54
269.17:474:56
279.27:474:57
289.27:464:59
299.37:455:00
309.37:445:01
319.37:425:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bârlad?

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 Bârlad.

What to pack for Bârlad in January

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

In January, Bârlad sees daytime highs around 2°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 Bârlad 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 Bârlad peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bârlad?

Bârlad sits at 46.2°N, 27.7°E, 70 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Adjud, 40 km away.

VasluiTecuciCahulHuşiBacăuFocșaniComrat

Topography around Bârlad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bârlad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m.

The land around Bârlad is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
978 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Adjud 40 km · Vaslui 45 km · Tecuci 46 km · Cahul 54 km · Huşi 58 km · Bacău 69 km · Focșani 70 km · Comrat 76 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 Bârlad (46.2317°, 27.6691°, elevation 70 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).