Reşiţa weather in January

In January, Reşiţa sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Reşiţa's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reşiţa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:15 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Reşiţa is locality in Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.1 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1673

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Reşiţa reaches about 2°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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
42-3
52-3
62-3
72-3
82-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
252-4
262-4
272-4
282-4
292-4
302-4
313-4

How January really feels in Reşiţa

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.

Reşiţa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6912.38.88.90.0
Feb / -3°6511.17.510.10.1
Mar / 7312.14.311.61.9
Apr15° / 9513.21.113.24.2
May19° / 10415.5014.65.5
Jun23° / 13°12014.5015.46.2
Jul25° / 14°10313.6015.16.6
Aug25° / 14°8410.2013.97.1
Sep20° / 10°8810012.36.5
Oct15° / 739.40.310.74.7
Nov / 6610.43.59.31.8
Dec / -2°7612.17.28.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163466
173466
183466
193367
203367
213367
223367
233268
243268
253268
263268
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Reşiţa gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14028
24027
33927
43826
53826
63726
73725
83625
93625
103524
113524
123524
133424
143524
153524
163525
173625
183726
193827
203927
214028
224029
234130
244230
254231
264231
274231
284231
294231
304131
314131

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 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
18calm
28calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 8:18 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:184:53
28.68:184:54
38.68:184:55
48.68:184:56
58.78:184:57
68.78:184:58
78.78:184:59
88.78:175:00
98.78:175:01
108.88:175:02
118.88:175:03
128.88:165:04
138.88:165:05
148.98:155:07
158.98:155:08
168.98:155:09
178.98:145:10
189.08:135:11
199.08:135:13
209.08:125:14
219.18:125:15
229.18:115:16
239.18:105:18
249.28:095:19
259.28:095:20
269.28:085:22
279.38:075:23
289.38:065:24
299.38:055:26
309.48:045:27
319.48:035:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.42 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
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Reşiţa?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reşiţa.

What to pack for Reşiţa in January

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

In January, Reşiţa sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Reşiţa 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 Reşiţa peaks around July 12 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reşiţa?

Reşiţa sits at 45.3°N, 21.9°E, 301 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 16 km away.

LugojVršacTimișoaraHunedoaraPožarevacDrobeta-Turnu Severin

Topography around Reşiţa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reşiţa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,461 m.

The land around Reşiţa is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
911 m
80 km
2,461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bocşa 16 km · Caransebeş 29 km · Lugoj 43 km · Vršac 50 km · Timișoara 72 km · Hunedoara 93 km · Požarevac 94 km · Drobeta-Turnu Severin 96 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 Reşiţa (45.3008°, 21.8892°, elevation 301 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).