Câmpina weather in January

In January, Câmpina sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 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 27% 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 Câmpina's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Câmpina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:59 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Câmpina is locality in Prahova County, Romania.

Founded
1503

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 Câmpina reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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
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290-6
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311-6

How January really feels in Câmpina

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
6 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Câmpina 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 / -6°417.57.290.0
Feb / -5°407.66.710.10.0
Mar / -2°5811.17.211.60.8
Apr12° / 8814.92.513.22.9
May17° / 13919.10.414.64.4
Jun21° / 11°15719.6015.45.1
Jul23° / 13°14918015.15.8
Aug23° / 13°11215.4013.96.3
Sep19° / 7410.4012.35.9
Oct13° / 638.91.310.73.8
Nov / -0°528.13.89.30.9
Dec / -5°507.568.60.0

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34258
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274258
284258
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Câmpina gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12523
22522
32422
42422
52322
62221
72221
82120
92020
102019
112019
122019
132019
142019
152019
162120
172220
182321
192322
202423
212523
222524
232625
242625
252725
262725
272725
282625
292625
302625
312625

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
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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 7 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
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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 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 8:02 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:024:39
28.68:024:40
38.68:024:40
48.78:024:41
58.78:024:42
68.78:024:43
78.78:014:44
88.78:014:45
98.88:014:46
108.88:014:47
118.88:014:48
128.88:004:49
138.88:004:51
148.97:594:52
158.97:594:53
168.97:594:54
179.07:584:55
189.07:584:57
199.07:574:58
209.07:564:59
219.17:565:00
229.17:555:02
239.17:545:03
249.27:535:04
259.27:535:06
269.37:525:07
279.37:515:08
289.37:505:10
299.47:495:11
309.47:485:12
319.47:475:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Câmpina

In seasonPeak

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

Câmpina's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Câmpina?

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 Câmpina.

What to pack for Câmpina in January

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

In January, Câmpina sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Câmpina 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 Câmpina peaks around July 17 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Câmpina?

Câmpina sits at 45.1°N, 25.7°E, 443 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Breaza, 8.0 km away.

SăceleRâşnov

Topography around Câmpina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Câmpina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,436 m.

The land around Câmpina is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
2,436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Breaza 8.0 km · Băicoi 14 km · Moreni 17 km · Sinaia 29 km · Ploieşti 30 km · Târgovişte 31 km · Săcele 55 km · Râşnov 55 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 Câmpina (45.1262°, 25.735°, elevation 443 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).