Mizil weather in January

In January, Mizil sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 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 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mizil's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:55 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mizil is locality in Prahova County, Romania.

Founded
1529

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mizil reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°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)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
173-3
183-3
193-4
203-4
213-4
223-4
233-4
243-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
303-4
313-4

How January really feels in Mizil

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.

Mizil 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 / -4°376.54.290.0
Feb / -2°336.33.310.10.4
Mar11° / 4482.411.62.7
Apr17° / 549.30.313.25.3
May22° / 11°7011.6014.66.5
Jun26° / 15°7611.7015.46.5
Jul28° / 17°719.6015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°407.1013.96.5
Sep23° / 12°546.8012.37.4
Oct17° / 516.60.310.75.6
Nov / 436.61.49.32.1
Dec / -2°446.93.38.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144357
154357
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
214159
224159
234258
244258
254258
264357
274357
284357
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mizil gets around 37 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 25% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12515
22515
32415
42415
52315
62214
72114
82013
91913
101912
111812
121711
131711
141710
151710
161710
171811
181811
191911
201912
212013
222113
232114
242114
252214
262215
272215
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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 7:58 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:584:36
28.67:584:37
38.77:584:38
48.77:584:39
58.77:584:40
68.77:584:41
78.77:584:42
88.77:584:43
98.87:584:44
108.87:584:45
118.87:574:46
128.87:574:47
138.97:574:48
148.97:564:49
158.97:564:50
168.97:554:52
179.07:554:53
189.07:544:54
199.07:544:55
209.17:534:57
219.17:524:58
229.17:524:59
239.27:515:00
249.27:505:02
259.27:495:03
269.37:495:04
279.37:485:06
289.37:475:07
299.47:465:08
309.47:455:10
319.57:445:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mizil?

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 Mizil.

What to pack for Mizil in January

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

In January, Mizil sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Mizil 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 Mizil peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mizil?

Mizil sits at 45.0°N, 26.4°E, 124 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buzău, 34 km away.

BăicoiCâmpinaRâmnicu SăratVoluntariMoreni

Topography around Mizil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,902 m.

The land around Mizil is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (52%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
680 m
80 km
1,902 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Buzău 34 km · Ploieşti 35 km · Urziceni 36 km · Băicoi 47 km · Câmpina 57 km · Râmnicu Sărat 62 km · Voluntari 63 km · Moreni 63 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 Mizil (45.0167°, 26.45°, elevation 124 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).