Brasov weather in January

In January, Brasov sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 8.9 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 22% 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 Brasov's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brasov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:01 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brasov is locality in Brașov County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Brasov reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°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)
11-6
21-6
31-6
41-6
51-6
61-6
71-6
81-6
91-6
101-6
111-6
121-6
131-6
141-6
151-6
161-6
171-6
181-7
191-7
201-7
211-7
221-7
231-7
241-7
251-7
261-7
271-7
281-7
291-7
301-7
311-7

How January really feels in Brasov

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
11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Brasov 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 / -7°388.57.88.90.0
Feb / -6°368.36.710.10.0
Mar / -2°5110.45.611.61.2
Apr14° / 6611.71.813.33.7
May19° / 9014.20.114.75.4
Jun22° / 12°9513.7015.46.1
Jul24° / 13°9113015.16.7
Aug24° / 13°7410.2013.97.1
Sep20° / 598.5012.36.5
Oct14° / 517.80.910.74.4
Nov / 428.14.29.31.3
Dec / -5°438.56.78.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113862
123961
134060
144060
154060
164159
174159
184159
194159
204060
214060
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Brasov gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13128
23027
33027
42926
52825
62724
72624
82523
92523
102422
112322
122322
132222
142221
152221
162222
172322
182323
192423
202524
212625
222726
232827
242927
252927
263028
273028
283128
293128
303128
313127

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 7 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
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 8:04 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:044:37
28.68:044:38
38.68:044:39
48.68:044:40
58.68:044:41
68.68:044:42
78.68:044:43
88.78:044:44
98.78:044:45
108.78:034:46
118.78:034:47
128.88:034:48
138.88:024:49
148.88:024:50
158.88:014:52
168.98:014:53
178.98:004:54
188.98:004:55
199.07:594:57
209.07:594:58
219.07:584:59
229.17:575:00
239.17:565:02
249.17:565:03
259.27:555:04
269.27:545:06
279.27:535:07
289.37:525:09
299.37:515:10
309.47:505:11
319.47:495:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Brasov?

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 Brasov.

What to pack for Brasov in January

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

In January, Brasov sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Brasov 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 Brasov peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Brasov 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 Brasov is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Brasov's WHO annual average of 17.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brasov?

Brasov sits at 45.6°N, 25.6°E, 573 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Săcele, 9.0 km away.

BreazaFăgăraș

Topography around Brasov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brasov has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,345 m.

The land around Brasov is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
408 m
16 km
1,341 m
80 km
2,345 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Săcele 9.0 km · Codlea 13 km · Râşnov 14 km · Zărnești 24 km · Sfântu Gheorghe 28 km · Sinaia 33 km · Breaza 52 km · Făgăraș 54 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 Brasov (45.6486°, 25.6061°, elevation 573 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).