Borşa weather in January

In January, Borşa sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Borşa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borşa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:12 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Borşa is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Founded
1353

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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Borşa reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 2°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)
1-4-9
2-4-9
3-4-9
4-4-9
5-4-9
6-3-9
7-3-9
8-3-9
9-3-9
10-3-9
11-3-9
12-3-9
13-3-9
14-3-9
15-3-9
16-3-9
17-3-9
18-4-10
19-4-10
20-4-10
21-4-10
22-4-10
23-4-10
24-4-10
25-4-10
26-4-10
27-4-10
28-4-10
29-4-10
30-4-10
31-4-10

How January really feels in Borşa

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Borşa 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-4° / -10°5311.513.38.70.0
Feb-2° / -9°5811.912.69.90.0
Mar / -5°8013.912.711.60.0
Apr / -0°9315.96.213.31.5
May15° / 14520.31.214.93.3
Jun18° / 15520.6015.74.3
Jul20° / 16020.2015.44.8
Aug20° / 12316.4014.15.4
Sep15° / 9612.90.512.44.2
Oct10° / 7611.33.910.62.1
Nov / -3°5811.28.19.10.1
Dec-2° / -8°6611.712.48.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72674
82674
92773
102773
112872
122971
133169
143169
153268
163367
173367
183466
193367
203367
213268
223169
233169
243070
252971
262971
272971
282872
292872
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Borşa gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13844
23744
33743
43643
53642
63542
73542
83542
93541
103541
113540
123540
133540
143539
153539
163639
173639
183640
193740
203741
213841
223842
233943
243944
254044
264045
274045
284146
294146
304147
314247

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 8:16 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:164:33
28.38:164:34
38.38:164:35
48.38:164:36
58.38:164:37
68.48:164:38
78.48:164:39
88.48:154:40
98.48:154:41
108.58:154:42
118.58:144:43
128.58:144:44
138.58:144:46
148.68:134:47
158.68:134:48
168.68:124:49
178.78:114:51
188.78:114:52
198.78:104:53
208.88:094:55
218.88:094:56
228.88:084:57
238.98:074:59
248.98:065:00
258.98:055:02
269.08:045:03
279.08:035:05
289.18:025:06
299.18:015:08
309.28:005:09
319.27:595:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.29 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
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Borşa

In seasonPeak

None of Borşa's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Borşa's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Borşa?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borşa.

What to pack for Borşa in January

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

In January, Borşa sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Borşa 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 Borşa peaks around July 16 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Borşa?

Borşa sits at 47.7°N, 24.7°E, 658 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Vişeu de Sus, 18 km away.

RakhivBistriţaVatra DorneiSighetu MarmaţieiCâmpulung MoldovenescBaia SprieBaia Mare

Topography around Borşa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borşa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m around an average of 801 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,766 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,086 m.

The land around Borşa is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
569 m
16 km
1,766 m
80 km
2,086 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Vişeu de Sus 18 km · Rakhiv 56 km · Bistriţa 59 km · Vatra Dornei 63 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 66 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 69 km · Baia Sprie 73 km · Baia Mare 82 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 Borşa (47.6553°, 24.6633°, elevation 658 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).