Caransebeş weather in January

In January, Caransebeş sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Caransebeş's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caransebeş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:14 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Caransebeş is locality in Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

Founded
1289

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caransebeş reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°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 9°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)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
72-4
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
162-3
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
313-4

How January really feels in Caransebeş

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.

Caransebeş weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6912.198.90.0
Feb / -3°6611.27.810.10.1
Mar / 7712.54.311.61.8
Apr15° / 102141.513.24.0
May19° / 11616.8014.75.2
Jun23° / 12°13015.5015.46.0
Jul25° / 14°11514.6015.16.5
Aug25° / 14°9511.1013.97.0
Sep20° / 10°9310.6012.36.4
Oct15° / 759.50.510.74.7
Nov / 6710.63.49.31.9
Dec / -2°7612.37.88.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53565
63664
73664
83664
93664
103763
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163763
173763
183763
193763
203664
213664
223664
233664
243565
253466
263466
273466
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Caransebeş gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14029
24028
33928
43828
53827
63727
73726
83626
93626
103526
113525
123525
133525
143525
153525
163526
173626
183627
193727
203828
213929
223929
234030
244131
254131
264131
274132
284132
294132
304032
314031

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 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 8:17 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:174:52
28.68:174:53
38.68:174:53
48.68:174:54
58.68:174:55
68.78:174:56
78.78:174:57
88.78:164:58
98.78:164:59
108.78:165:00
118.88:165:01
128.88:155:03
138.88:155:04
148.88:155:05
158.98:145:06
168.98:145:07
178.98:135:08
189.08:135:10
199.08:125:11
209.08:115:12
219.08:115:13
229.18:105:15
239.18:095:16
249.28:085:17
259.28:085:19
269.28:075:20
279.38:065:21
289.38:055:23
299.38:045:24
309.48:035:26
319.48:025:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Caransebeş?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caransebeş.

What to pack for Caransebeş in January

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

In January, Caransebeş sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°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 Caransebeş 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 Caransebeş peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Caransebeş?

Caransebeş sits at 45.4°N, 22.2°E, 202 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Reşiţa, 29 km away.

HunedoaraDevaVršacLupeniVulcan

Topography around Caransebeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caransebeş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,397 m.

The land around Caransebeş is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
1,005 m
80 km
2,397 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Reşiţa 29 km · Lugoj 39 km · Bocşa 40 km · Hunedoara 65 km · Deva 74 km · Vršac 79 km · Lupeni 80 km · Vulcan 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 Caransebeş (45.4167°, 22.2167°, elevation 202 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).