Moineşti weather in January

In January, Moineşti sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.1 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 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Moineşti's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moineşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:00 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Moineşti is locality in Bacău County, Romania.

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 Moineşti 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 6°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)
10-6
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How January really feels in Moineşti

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.

Moineşti 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 / -7°347.17.18.80.0
Feb / -6°337.56.6100.0
Mar / -2°5410.96.411.60.9
Apr13° / 7212.52.213.33.5
May19° / 10015.40.214.85.3
Jun22° / 12°12316.3015.55.7
Jul24° / 14°12015.1015.26.3
Aug24° / 13°8612.40146.7
Sep19° / 679.70.112.46.2
Oct13° / 578.31.210.74.0
Nov / -1°396.63.69.21.0
Dec / -5°407.86.28.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54258
64258
74258
84258
94357
104357
114555
124555
134555
144357
154357
164456
174456
184258
194258
204357
214159
224159
234159
244060
254060
264060
274060
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Moineşti gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12624
22624
32624
42523
52423
62422
72322
82221
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102120
112020
122020
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312624

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 8 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
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269calm
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319calm

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 8:04 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:044:30
28.58:044:31
38.58:044:32
48.58:044:33
58.58:044:34
68.58:044:35
78.58:044:36
88.68:034:37
98.68:034:38
108.68:034:39
118.68:034:40
128.78:024:42
138.78:024:43
148.78:014:44
158.78:014:45
168.88:004:46
178.88:004:48
188.87:594:49
198.97:584:50
208.97:584:52
218.97:574:53
229.07:564:54
239.07:564:56
249.07:554:57
259.17:544:58
269.17:535:00
279.27:525:01
289.27:515:03
299.27:505:04
309.37:495:05
319.37:485:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.4Dim
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131.4Dim
141.4Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Moineşti

In seasonPeak

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

Moineşti's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Moineşti?

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 Moineşti.

What to pack for Moineşti in January

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

In January, Moineşti 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 Moineşti 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 Moineşti peaks around July 16 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 16UV 8Dec 20UV 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 Moineşti?

Moineşti sits at 46.5°N, 26.5°E, 476 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Comăneşti, 7.0 km away.

Piatra NeamţMiercurea-CiucTârgu SecuiescRomanAdjud

Topography around Moineşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moineşti has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m around an average of 511 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,073 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,803 m.

The land around Moineşti is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (55%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
395 m
16 km
1,073 m
80 km
1,803 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Comăneşti 7.0 km · Buhuşi 31 km · Bacău 34 km · Piatra Neamţ 51 km · Miercurea-Ciuc 55 km · Târgu Secuiesc 60 km · Roman 60 km · Adjud 68 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 Moineşti (46.4752°, 26.4891°, elevation 476 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).