Lugoj weather in January

In January, Lugoj sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Lugoj's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugoj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:16 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lugoj is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Founded
1334

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lugoj reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
193-2
203-2
213-2
223-2
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How January really feels in Lugoj

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.

Lugoj 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 / -2°50105.58.90.0
Feb / -1°499.8510.10.5
Mar11° / 5610.42.411.62.8
Apr17° / 7211.40.313.35.2
May21° / 11°7513.5014.76.1
Jun25° / 14°9213.2015.46.4
Jul27° / 15°7410.7015.16.6
Aug27° / 15°658.6013.97.0
Sep22° / 12°668.9012.37.0
Oct17° / 567.70.110.75.6
Nov11° / 519.11.79.32.5
Dec / -1°5810.44.48.60.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33268
43169
53169
63268
73268
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143367
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213268
223268
233070
243169
253169
263070
273169
283268
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lugoj gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13316
23215
33115
43115
53014
63014
72914
82914
92914
102915
112815
122815
132916
142916
152917
163017
173018
183118
193119
203219
213320
223320
233420
243521
253521
263521
273521
283521
293520
303520
313520

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
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

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 8:19 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:194:52
28.68:194:53
38.68:194:54
48.68:194:55
58.68:194:56
68.68:194:56
78.68:194:57
88.78:194:58
98.78:185:00
108.78:185:01
118.78:185:02
128.88:185:03
138.88:175:04
148.88:175:05
158.88:165:06
168.98:165:08
178.98:155:09
188.98:155:10
199.08:145:11
209.08:135:13
219.08:135:14
229.18:125:15
239.18:115:16
249.18:115:18
259.28:105:19
269.28:095:21
279.28:085:22
289.38:075:23
299.38:065:25
309.48:055:26
319.48:045:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lugoj?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lugoj.

What to pack for Lugoj in January

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

In January, Lugoj sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°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 Lugoj 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 Lugoj peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lugoj?

Lugoj sits at 45.7°N, 21.9°E, 122 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 38 km away.

ReşiţaTimișoaraAradHunedoaraVršacDeva

Topography around Lugoj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugoj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Lugoj is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bocşa 38 km · Caransebeş 39 km · Reşiţa 43 km · Timișoara 53 km · Arad 71 km · Hunedoara 78 km · Vršac 79 km · Deva 80 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 Lugoj (45.6886°, 21.9031°, elevation 122 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).