Cisnădie weather in January

In January, Cisnădie sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 24% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cisnădie's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cisnădie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:07 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Cisnădie is locality in Sibiu County, Romania.

Founded
1204

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 Cisnădie 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
161-6
171-6
181-6
191-6
201-6
211-6
221-6
231-6
241-6
251-6
261-6
271-6
281-6
291-6
301-6
311-6

How January really feels in Cisnădie

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.

Cisnădie 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 / -6°439.78.48.90.0
Feb / -5°459.97.810.10.0
Mar / -1°6312.26.411.61.1
Apr13° / 9114.42.513.33.4
May18° / 12017.50.214.74.9
Jun22° / 12°14017.1015.45.5
Jul24° / 13°12415.8015.16.2
Aug24° / 13°11213.6013.96.6
Sep19° / 8711.8012.35.9
Oct14° / 669.2110.74.2
Nov / 519.54.39.31.3
Dec / -4°519.87.58.60.0

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53862
63961
74060
84060
94258
104258
114258
124258
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204258
214060
224060
234060
243961
253961
263862
273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Cisnădie gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13529
23428
33327
43227
53126
63025
73025
82924
92824
102824
112724
122724
132724
142724
152724
162724
172825
182825
192926
203027
213128
223128
233229
243329
253330
263430
273430
283430
293430
303430
313429

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 24 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 8:10 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:104:43
28.68:104:44
38.68:104:45
48.68:104:45
58.68:104:46
68.68:104:47
78.68:104:48
88.78:104:49
98.78:104:50
108.78:094:51
118.78:094:53
128.88:094:54
138.88:084:55
148.88:084:56
158.88:074:57
168.98:074:58
178.98:065:00
188.98:065:01
198.98:055:02
209.08:055:03
219.08:045:05
229.08:035:06
239.18:025:07
249.18:025:09
259.28:015:10
269.28:005:11
279.27:595:13
289.37:585:14
299.37:575:16
309.37:565:17
319.47:555:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.5 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
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cisnădie?

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 Cisnădie.

What to pack for Cisnădie in January

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

In January, Cisnădie sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°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 Cisnădie 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 Cisnădie peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cisnădie?

Cisnădie sits at 45.7°N, 24.1°E, 455 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Sibiu, 9.0 km away.

SebeşMediaşBlajAlba IuliaCugirPetrilaFăgăraș

Topography around Cisnădie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cisnădie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,295 m.

The land around Cisnădie is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
1,381 m
80 km
2,295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sibiu 9.0 km · Sebeş 52 km · Mediaş 52 km · Blaj 54 km · Alba Iulia 59 km · Cugir 62 km · Petrila 64 km · Făgăraș 65 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 Cisnădie (45.7167°, 24.15°, elevation 455 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).