Carei weather in January

In January, Carei sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.9 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 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Carei's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:21 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Carei is locality in Satu Mare County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1320

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 Carei reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
92-3
102-3
112-3
122-3
132-3
142-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
272-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Carei

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.

Carei 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 / -3°419.958.70.0
Feb / -2°448.94.19.90.3
Mar11° / 469.81.511.62.8
Apr18° / 519.50.313.35.6
May23° / 12°7112.1014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°8313.1015.76.1
Jul28° / 17°8512.8015.45.7
Aug28° / 16°609.7014.16.1
Sep23° / 12°628.8012.46.9
Oct17° / 608.9010.65.4
Nov10° / 519.11.39.12.2
Dec / -2°549.83.48.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92971
102971
113169
123169
133268
143268
153367
163367
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253367
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Carei gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13414
23314
33314
43214
53214
63214
73114
83114
93114
103014
113014
123015
133015
143015
153115
163115
173116
183116
193116
203216
213217
223217
233217
243217
253318
263318
273318
283317
293317
303417
313417

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 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 8:25 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:254:42
28.38:254:42
38.38:254:43
48.38:254:44
58.38:254:45
68.48:254:46
78.48:244:47
88.48:244:48
98.48:244:50
108.48:244:51
118.58:234:52
128.58:234:53
138.58:224:54
148.68:224:55
158.68:214:57
168.68:214:58
178.78:204:59
188.78:205:01
198.78:195:02
208.88:185:03
218.88:175:05
228.88:175:06
238.98:165:08
248.98:155:09
258.98:145:10
269.08:135:12
279.08:125:13
289.18:115:15
299.18:105:16
309.28:095:18
319.28:085:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Carei?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carei.

What to pack for Carei in January

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

In January, Carei sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°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 Carei 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 Carei peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carei?

Carei sits at 47.7°N, 22.5°E, 139 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mátészalka, 32 km away.

Şimleu SilvanieiBerehoveNyíregyházaDebrecenKisvárdaVynohradiv

Topography around Carei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m.

The land around Carei is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
1,093 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Mátészalka 32 km · Satu Mare 32 km · Şimleu Silvaniei 56 km · Berehove 60 km · Nyíregyháza 64 km · Debrecen 65 km · Kisvárda 66 km · Vynohradiv 66 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 Carei (47.6833°, 22.4667°, elevation 139 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).