Gura Humorului weather in January

In January, Gura Humorului sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 7.2 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 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Gura Humorului's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gura Humorului's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:07 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gura Humorului is locality in Suceava County, Romania.

Founded
1490

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gura Humorului reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°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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How January really feels in Gura Humorului

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.

Gura Humorului 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 / -7°297.27.18.70.0
Feb / -6°317.27.29.90.0
Mar / -2°5411.66.611.60.8
Apr13° / 7112.62.413.33.4
May18° / 9213.90.114.95.4
Jun22° / 12°12115.8015.75.7
Jul24° / 13°12415.2015.46.2
Aug23° / 13°9412.5014.16.6
Sep19° / 6610.20.112.45.9
Oct13° / 528.51.210.63.8
Nov / -1°367.54.19.10.9
Dec / -5°378.36.78.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% 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

Gura Humorului gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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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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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 8:11 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:114:28
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58.48:114:32
68.48:104:33
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gura Humorului

In seasonPeak

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

Gura Humorului's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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May
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Is January a good time to visit Gura Humorului?

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 Gura Humorului.

What to pack for Gura Humorului in January

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

In January, Gura Humorului sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Gura Humorului 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 Gura Humorului 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
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Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gura Humorului?

Gura Humorului sits at 47.5°N, 25.9°E, 463 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpulung Moldovenesc, 25 km away.

Vatra DorneiTârgu NeamţDorohoiBotoşani

Topography around Gura Humorului

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gura Humorului has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,153 m.

The land around Gura Humorului is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
434 m
16 km
825 m
80 km
2,153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Câmpulung Moldovenesc 25 km · Suceava 28 km · Fălticeni 32 km · Rădăuți 33 km · Vatra Dornei 46 km · Târgu Neamţ 52 km · Dorohoi 58 km · Botoşani 62 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 Gura Humorului (47.55°, 25.9°, elevation 463 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).