Brad weather in January

In January, Brad sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 9.9 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 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Brad's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:14 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brad is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1445

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 Brad 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 -4°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)
11-4
21-4
31-4
41-4
51-4
61-4
71-4
81-4
91-4
102-4
112-4
122-4
132-4
142-4
152-4
161-4
171-4
181-4
191-4
201-5
211-5
221-5
231-5
241-5
251-5
261-5
271-5
281-5
291-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Brad

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.

Brad 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 / -5°579.97.98.80.0
Feb / -4°5410.67.2100.0
Mar / -0°6711.84.611.61.5
Apr14° / 8213.61.113.33.8
May18° / 10916.3014.75.1
Jun22° / 12°11916.5015.55.7
Jul24° / 13°11215.1015.26.3
Aug24° / 13°7811.50146.9
Sep20° / 10°7710.1012.36.2
Oct14° / 6290.410.74.3
Nov / 599.43.59.21.4
Dec / -3°6810.36.68.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33763
43763
53862
63961
73961
83961
93961
104060
113961
124060
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203862
213862
223862
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brad gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13124
23124
33124
43023
53023
63023
73023
82923
92923
102923
112923
122923
132924
143024
153024
163124
173125
183125
193226
203226
213326
223327
233427
243427
253527
263528
273628
283628
293628
303628
313728

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 6 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:17 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:174:47
28.58:174:48
38.58:174:48
48.58:174:49
58.58:174:50
68.68:174:51
78.68:174:52
88.68:174:53
98.68:174:54
108.78:164:55
118.78:164:57
128.78:164:58
138.78:154:59
148.88:155:00
158.88:145:01
168.88:145:02
178.88:135:04
188.98:135:05
198.98:125:06
208.98:115:08
219.08:115:09
229.08:105:10
239.08:095:11
249.18:085:13
259.18:085:14
269.18:075:16
279.28:065:17
289.28:055:18
299.38:045:20
309.38:035:21
319.38:025:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.34 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
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
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 Brad?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brad.

What to pack for Brad in January

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

In January, Brad sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Brad 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 Brad peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brad?

Brad sits at 46.1°N, 22.8°E, 272 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Deva, 29 km away.

HunedoaraOrăştieCugirAlba IuliaSebeşAiudLugoj

Topography around Brad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,900 m.

The land around Brad is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Deva 29 km · Hunedoara 44 km · Orăştie 46 km · Cugir 56 km · Alba Iulia 62 km · Sebeş 64 km · Aiud 75 km · Lugoj 84 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 Brad (46.1333°, 22.7833°, elevation 272 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).