Râmnicu Sărat weather in January

In January, Râmnicu Sărat sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 6.8 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 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Râmnicu Sărat's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Râmnicu Sărat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:54 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Râmnicu Sărat is locality in Buzău County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1439

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 Râmnicu Sărat 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 10°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)
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
173-4
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
303-4
313-4

How January really feels in Râmnicu Sărat

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.

Râmnicu Sărat 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°406.858.90.0
Feb / -2°366.24.310.10.2
Mar10° / 478.33.111.62.3
Apr16° / 559.80.513.24.9
May22° / 11°6711.1014.76.5
Jun26° / 16°8111.8015.46.5
Jul28° / 17°769.9015.16.3
Aug28° / 17°517.7013.96.7
Sep23° / 12°556.8012.37.3
Oct16° / 566.50.210.75.4
Nov / 446.61.99.32.0
Dec / -2°476.84.18.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54357
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114555
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194456
204456
214357
224357
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284555
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Râmnicu Sărat gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12517
22517
32417
42416
52316
62216
72215
82115
92014
101914
111914
121813
131813
141813
151813
161813
171914
181914
192015
202016
212116
222217
232217
242218
252318
262318
272319
282319
292319
302319
312318

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 10 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:574:33
28.67:574:33
38.67:574:34
48.67:574:35
58.67:574:36
68.77:574:37
78.77:574:38
88.77:574:39
98.77:574:40
108.77:574:41
118.87:564:42
128.87:564:43
138.87:564:44
148.87:554:46
158.97:554:47
168.97:544:48
178.97:544:49
189.07:534:50
199.07:534:52
209.07:524:53
219.17:514:54
229.17:504:56
239.17:504:57
249.27:494:58
259.27:485:00
269.27:475:01
279.37:465:02
289.37:455:04
299.37:455:05
309.47:445:06
319.47:435:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Râmnicu Sărat?

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 Râmnicu Sărat.

What to pack for Râmnicu Sărat in January

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

In January, Râmnicu Sărat 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 Râmnicu Sărat 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 Râmnicu Sărat 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Râmnicu Sărat?

Râmnicu Sărat sits at 45.4°N, 27.1°E, 130 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buzău, 31 km away.

TecuciMizilBrăilaGalaţiAdjudUrziceni

Topography around Râmnicu Sărat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Râmnicu Sărat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.

The land around Râmnicu Sărat is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
1,770 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Buzău 31 km · Focșani 37 km · Tecuci 60 km · Mizil 62 km · Brăila 73 km · Galaţi 78 km · Adjud 80 km · Urziceni 81 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 Râmnicu Sărat (45.3833°, 27.05°, elevation 130 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).