Oradea weather in January

In January, Oradea sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 19% 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 Oradea's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oradea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:21 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Oradea is locality in Bihor County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.4 µg/m³ · 2018

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 Oradea reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°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)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
143-2
153-2
163-2
173-2
183-3
193-3
203-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Oradea

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.

Oradea weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°459.64.88.70.0
Feb / -2°489.94.3100.3
Mar11° / 539.91.911.62.7
Apr17° / 6110.60.313.35.3
May22° / 11°6811.4014.86.4
Jun25° / 15°8412.2015.66.5
Jul28° / 16°7910.8015.36.4
Aug28° / 16°608.40146.6
Sep23° / 12°658.4012.47.0
Oct17° / 599.1010.65.4
Nov10° / 549.21.39.12.3
Dec / -1°599.93.48.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52872
62971
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123169
133070
143070
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223070
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Oradea gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13313
23213
33213
43113
53113
63013
72913
82913
92913
102813
112813
122814
132814
142915
152915
162915
173016
183016
193016
203117
213117
223217
233217
243318
253318
263418
273418
283418
293418
303518
313517

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 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:25 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:254:46
28.48:254:47
38.48:254:48
48.48:244:49
58.48:244:50
68.48:244:51
78.58:244:52
88.58:244:53
98.58:244:54
108.58:234:55
118.68:234:57
128.68:234:58
138.68:224:59
148.68:225:00
158.78:215:01
168.78:215:03
178.78:205:04
188.88:195:05
198.88:195:06
208.88:185:08
218.98:175:09
228.98:175:11
238.98:165:12
249.08:155:13
259.08:145:15
269.18:135:16
279.18:125:18
289.18:115:19
299.28:105:21
309.28:095:22
319.38:085:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Oradea?

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 Oradea.

What to pack for Oradea in January

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

In January, Oradea sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -3°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 Oradea 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 Oradea peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Oradea in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Oradea is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Oradea's WHO annual average of 17.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1622 µg/m³Dec 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oradea?

Oradea sits at 47.0°N, 21.9°E, 126 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Salonta, 34 km away.

DebrecenHajdúszoboszlóGyulaBékésPüspökladányŞimleu SilvanieiBékéscsaba

Topography around Oradea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oradea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,753 m.

The land around Oradea is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
1,753 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Salonta 34 km · Debrecen 58 km · Hajdúszoboszló 60 km · Gyula 65 km · Békés 67 km · Püspökladány 68 km · Şimleu Silvaniei 70 km · Békéscsaba 74 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 Oradea (47.0458°, 21.9183°, elevation 126 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).