Miercurea-Ciuc weather in January

In January, Miercurea-Ciuc sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Miercurea-Ciuc's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miercurea-Ciuc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:03 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Miercurea-Ciuc is locality in Harghita County, Romania.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1427

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 Miercurea-Ciuc reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°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 4°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)
1-1-8
2-1-8
3-1-8
4-1-8
5-1-8
6-1-8
7-1-8
8-1-8
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How January really feels in Miercurea-Ciuc

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.

Miercurea-Ciuc 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-1° / -8°307.98.38.80.0
Feb / -7°307.36.8100.0
Mar / -3°44106.611.60.5
Apr12° / 68132.513.33.0
May17° / 9215.80.314.74.8
Jun21° / 11°11216.5015.55.4
Jul23° / 12°10315.7015.26.0
Aug23° / 12°77120146.6
Sep18° / 579.20.112.45.8
Oct12° / 457.91.210.73.5
Nov / -1°347.34.29.20.6
Dec-0° / -6°367.76.88.50.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53169
63070
73169
83268
93268
103367
113367
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203664
213565
223466
233466
243466
253466
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Miercurea-Ciuc gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12626
22626
32526
42526
52425
62425
72325
82325
92224
102224
112224
122223
132123
142123
152223
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182324
192325
202426
212526
222627
232628
242728
252728
262828
272828
282828
292828
302828
312827

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
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3100
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6100
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8100
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22100
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24100
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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 30 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:064:34
28.58:064:35
38.58:064:35
48.58:064:36
58.58:064:37
68.58:064:38
78.68:064:39
88.68:064:40
98.68:054:41
108.68:054:43
118.68:054:44
128.78:044:45
138.78:044:46
148.78:044:47
158.88:034:48
168.88:034:50
178.88:024:51
188.88:014:52
198.98:014:53
208.98:004:55
218.97:594:56
229.07:594:57
239.07:584:59
249.17:575:00
259.17:565:01
269.17:555:03
279.27:545:04
289.27:535:06
299.27:525:07
309.37:515:09
319.37:505:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Miercurea-Ciuc

In seasonPeak

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

Miercurea-Ciuc's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Miercurea-Ciuc?

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 Miercurea-Ciuc.

What to pack for Miercurea-Ciuc in January

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

In January, Miercurea-Ciuc sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Miercurea-Ciuc 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 Miercurea-Ciuc peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Miercurea-Ciuc?

Miercurea-Ciuc sits at 46.4°N, 25.8°E, 653 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Odorheiu Secuiesc, 39 km away.

GheorgheniTârgu SecuiescComăneştiSfântu GheorgheMoineştiPiatra NeamţCodlea

Topography around Miercurea-Ciuc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miercurea-Ciuc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,694 m.

The land around Miercurea-Ciuc is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
1,118 m
80 km
1,694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Odorheiu Secuiesc 39 km · Gheorgheni 44 km · Târgu Secuiesc 47 km · Comăneşti 49 km · Sfântu Gheorghe 54 km · Moineşti 55 km · Piatra Neamţ 75 km · Codlea 77 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 Miercurea-Ciuc (46.35°, 25.8°, elevation 653 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).