Bocşa weather in January

In January, Bocşa sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bocşa's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bocşa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:16 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bocşa is urban settlement in Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

Founded
1333

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 Bocşa reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 6°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 2°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
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Bocşa

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.

Bocşa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6011.46.78.90.0
Feb / -2°5810.55.810.10.3
Mar11° / 6411.4311.62.5
Apr16° / 8212.20.513.24.9
May21° / 11°9014.3014.65.9
Jun25° / 14°11313.4015.46.4
Jul27° / 15°9312.2015.16.5
Aug27° / 15°819.6013.97.0
Sep22° / 11°799.3012.36.8
Oct16° / 679.20.110.75.3
Nov10° / 589.62.59.32.3
Dec / -1°6811.45.58.60.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173070
183070
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
252872
262872
272872
282971
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bocşa gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13721
23721
33620
43620
53520
63519
73419
83419
93319
103319
113319
123319
133319
143319
153319
163320
173420
183521
193521
203622
213722
223723
233823
243824
253924
263924
273924
283824
293823
303823
313723

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:194:54
28.68:194:55
38.68:194:56
48.68:194:57
58.68:194:57
68.78:194:58
78.78:184:59
88.78:185:00
98.78:185:01
108.78:185:03
118.88:185:04
128.88:175:05
138.88:175:06
148.88:165:07
158.98:165:08
168.98:165:09
178.98:155:11
189.08:145:12
199.08:145:13
209.08:135:14
219.18:135:16
229.18:125:17
239.18:115:18
249.28:105:20
259.28:095:21
269.28:095:22
279.38:085:24
289.38:075:25
299.38:065:26
309.48:055:28
319.48:045:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bocşa?

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 Bocşa.

What to pack for Bocşa in January

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

In January, Bocşa sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bocşa 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 Bocşa peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bocşa?

Bocşa sits at 45.4°N, 21.7°E, 159 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Reşiţa, 16 km away.

VršacTimișoaraPožarevacAradSmederevo

Topography around Bocşa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bocşa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,272 m.

The land around Bocşa is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (34%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
506 m
80 km
2,272 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Reşiţa 16 km · Lugoj 38 km · Caransebeş 40 km · Vršac 43 km · Timișoara 57 km · Požarevac 93 km · Arad 95 km · Smederevo 100 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 Bocşa (45.3733°, 21.7092°, elevation 159 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).