Luduş weather in January

In January, Luduş sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Luduş's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luduş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:10 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Luduş is locality in Mureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1333

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 Luduş 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 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)
11-5
21-5
31-5
41-5
51-5
61-5
71-5
81-5
91-5
101-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
151-5
161-5
171-5
181-5
191-5
201-6
211-6
221-6
231-6
241-6
251-6
262-6
272-6
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-5

How January really feels in Luduş

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.

Luduş weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°246.54.68.80.0
Feb / -4°236.33.7100.2
Mar11° / 348.2211.62.6
Apr17° / 519.70.513.35.3
May22° / 10°7212.1014.86.3
Jun25° / 14°8912.2015.56.4
Jul27° / 15°7911.5015.26.3
Aug27° / 15°618.90146.7
Sep22° / 11°578.4012.47.0
Oct16° / 447.20.110.75.4
Nov / 316.71.59.21.9
Dec / -4°327.33.58.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103565
113565
123565
133664
143763
153664
163664
173763
183664
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273763
283763
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Luduş gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12314
22214
32214
42214
52113
62113
72013
82013
91913
101913
111913
121913
131913
141914
151914
161914
172015
182015
192015
202016
212116
222116
232116
242216
252216
262216
272216
282215
292215
302215
312215

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 8 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
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 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 8:13 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:134:40
28.58:144:41
38.58:144:42
48.58:144:43
58.58:134:44
68.58:134:45
78.58:134:46
88.68:134:47
98.68:134:48
108.68:124:49
118.68:124:50
128.78:124:51
138.78:114:52
148.78:114:53
158.78:104:55
168.88:104:56
178.88:094:57
188.88:094:58
198.98:085:00
208.98:075:01
218.98:075:02
229.08:065:04
239.08:055:05
249.08:045:06
259.18:035:08
269.18:035:09
279.28:025:11
289.28:015:12
299.28:005:14
309.37:595:15
319.37:575:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
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 Luduş?

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 Luduş.

What to pack for Luduş in January

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

In January, Luduş 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 Luduş 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 Luduş 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Luduş?

Luduş sits at 46.5°N, 24.1°E, 272 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpia Turzii, 18 km away.

Topography around Luduş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luduş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,620 m.

The land around Luduş is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (36%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
1,620 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Câmpia Turzii 18 km · Ocna Mureş 22 km · Târnăveni 23 km · Turda 26 km · Aiud 35 km · Târgu Mureş 36 km · Blaj 37 km · Mediaş 40 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 Luduş (46.4833°, 24.1°, elevation 272 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).