Fălticeni weather in January

In January, Fălticeni sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 7.1 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 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 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 Fălticeni's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fălticeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:05 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Fălticeni is locality in Suceava County, Romania.

Founded
1435

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 Fălticeni 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 -7°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)
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21-6
31-6
41-6
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How January really feels in Fălticeni

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Fălticeni 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°287.16.38.70.0
Feb / -5°296.85.99.90.0
Mar / -1°4710.95.111.61.2
Apr14° / 6010.91.313.34.1
May20° / 7312.2014.95.9
Jun23° / 13°9713.4015.76.3
Jul25° / 15°9912.8015.46.5
Aug25° / 14°7010014.17.0
Sep20° / 10°578.9012.46.4
Oct14° / 487.50.510.64.3
Nov / -0°356.93.49.11.1
Dec / -4°357.65.78.30.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fălticeni gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
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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 8:09 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:094:27
28.38:094:28
38.38:094:29
48.48:094:30
58.48:094:31
68.48:084:32
78.48:084:33
88.48:084:34
98.58:084:35
108.58:074:36
118.58:074:37
128.58:074:39
138.68:064:40
148.68:064:41
158.68:054:42
168.68:054:44
178.78:044:45
188.78:034:46
198.78:034:47
208.88:024:49
218.88:014:50
228.98:004:52
238.98:004:53
248.97:594:54
259.07:584:56
269.07:574:57
279.07:564:59
289.17:555:00
299.17:545:02
309.27:535:03
319.27:525:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fălticeni

In seasonPeak

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

Fălticeni's rainy season runs March–October, 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 Fălticeni?

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 Fălticeni.

What to pack for Fălticeni in January

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

In January, Fălticeni sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Fălticeni 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 Fălticeni peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fălticeni?

Fălticeni sits at 47.5°N, 26.3°E, 307 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Suceava, 21 km away.

BotoşaniRădăuțiCâmpulung MoldovenescDorohoi

Topography around Fălticeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fălticeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,827 m.

The land around Fălticeni is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
441 m
80 km
1,827 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Suceava 21 km · Târgu Neamţ 28 km · Gura Humorului 32 km · Paşcani 39 km · Botoşani 43 km · Rădăuți 53 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 56 km · Dorohoi 56 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 Fălticeni (47.45°, 26.3°, elevation 307 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).