Roman weather in January

In January, Roman sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.4 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 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Roman's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:00 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Roman is locality in Neamț County, Romania.

Founded
1388

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Roman reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°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)
11-5
21-5
31-5
41-5
51-5
61-5
71-5
81-5
91-5
101-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
151-5
161-5
171-5
181-5
191-5
201-5
211-6
221-6
231-6
241-6
251-6
261-6
271-6
281-6
291-6
301-6
311-6

How January really feels in Roman

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
10 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Roman 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 / -5°286.45.78.80.0
Feb / -4°276.14.7100.0
Mar / 398.73.411.61.8
Apr16° / 519.70.513.34.7
May21° / 11°6911.6014.86.3
Jun25° / 15°8712015.66.5
Jul27° / 16°8210.8015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°527.60147.1
Sep21° / 11°507.5012.47.0
Oct15° / 456.70.110.64.9
Nov / 356.32.59.21.4
Dec / -4°346.64.58.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233268
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Roman gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12219
22219
32219
42118
52118
62118
72018
82017
92017
102017
111916
121916
131916
141916
151916
161916
171916
181916
192017
202017
212018
222018
232118
242119
252119
262119
272119
282119
292119
302119
312019

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 10 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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
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2510calm
2610calm
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 8:04 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:044:27
28.48:044:28
38.48:044:29
48.48:044:30
58.48:044:31
68.58:044:32
78.58:044:33
88.58:034:34
98.58:034:35
108.68:034:36
118.68:024:37
128.68:024:38
138.68:024:39
148.78:014:41
158.78:014:42
168.78:004:43
178.78:004:44
188.87:594:46
198.87:584:47
208.87:584:48
218.97:574:50
228.97:564:51
239.07:554:52
249.07:544:54
259.07:544:55
269.17:534:57
279.17:524:58
289.17:514:59
299.27:505:01
309.27:495:02
319.37:475:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Roman?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Roman.

What to pack for Roman in January

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

In January, Roman sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Roman 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 Roman peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Roman?

Roman sits at 46.9°N, 26.9°E, 202 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buhuşi, 29 km away.

Piatra NeamţTârgu NeamţIașiMoineştiComăneşti

Topography around Roman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m.

The land around Roman is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (35%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,844 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Buhuşi 29 km · Paşcani 39 km · Bacău 39 km · Piatra Neamţ 45 km · Târgu Neamţ 53 km · Iași 58 km · Moineşti 60 km · Comăneşti 67 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 Roman (46.9212°, 26.9265°, elevation 202 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).