Botoşani weather in January

In January, Botoşani sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 6.7 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 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Botoşani's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Botoşani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:04 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Botoşani is locality in Botoșani County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1350

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Botoşani reaches about 1°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 -6°C and 7°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)
11-5
21-5
31-5
41-5
51-5
61-5
71-5
81-5
91-5
101-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
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161-5
171-5
181-5
191-5
201-5
211-5
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251-5
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271-5
281-5
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311-5

How January really feels in Botoşani

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
1 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Botoşani 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 / -5°276.75.48.70.0
Feb / -4°296.44.79.90.0
Mar / 419.3311.61.7
Apr16° / 529.70.613.44.8
May22° / 11°6611.5014.96.4
Jun25° / 15°8912.5015.76.4
Jul27° / 16°9212015.46.3
Aug27° / 16°628.9014.16.9
Sep21° / 11°558.3012.46.8
Oct15° / 4570.210.64.7
Nov / 356.12.49.11.2
Dec / -3°337.14.48.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
113070
123070
133070
142971
152971
163070
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192971
202971
212971
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292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Botoşani gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12416
22417
32417
42317
52317
62216
72216
82116
92116
102116
112016
122016
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151916
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192016
202017
212017
222118
232118
242218
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292319
302419
312418

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 8:08 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:084:24
28.38:094:25
38.38:084:26
48.38:084:27
58.38:084:28
68.48:084:29
78.48:084:30
88.48:084:31
98.48:074:32
108.48:074:34
118.58:074:35
128.58:064:36
138.58:064:37
148.58:054:38
158.68:054:40
168.68:044:41
178.68:044:42
188.78:034:44
198.78:024:45
208.78:024:46
218.88:014:48
228.88:004:49
238.97:594:50
248.97:584:52
258.97:574:53
269.07:564:55
279.07:554:56
289.17:544:58
299.17:534:59
309.17:525:01
319.27:515:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Botoşani?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Botoşani.

What to pack for Botoşani in January

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

In January, Botoşani sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Botoşani 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 Botoşani peaks around July 17 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Botoşani 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 Botoşani is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Botoşani's WHO annual average of 13.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Botoşani?

Botoşani sits at 47.8°N, 26.7°E, 159 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Dorohoi, 30 km away.

FălticeniPaşcaniRădăuțiGura HumoruluiTârgu NeamţEdineţ

Topography around Botoşani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Botoşani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,483 m.

The land around Botoşani is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
1,483 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Dorohoi 30 km · Suceava 34 km · Fălticeni 43 km · Paşcani 56 km · Rădăuți 57 km · Gura Humorului 62 km · Târgu Neamţ 65 km · Edineţ 67 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 Botoşani (47.75°, 26.6667°, 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. 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).