Satu Mare weather in January

In January, Satu Mare sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Satu Mare's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Satu Mare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:20 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Satu Mare is city in Satu Mare County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.9 µg/m³ · 2013
Density
748/km²
people per km²
Founded
1200

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 Satu Mare reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 8°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)
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
153-3
163-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
202-3
212-3
222-3
232-3
242-3
252-3
262-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How January really feels in Satu Mare

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.

Satu Mare 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°4610.15.28.60.0
Feb / -2°489.94.59.90.3
Mar11° / 51101.511.62.8
Apr18° / 549.70.313.45.6
May23° / 12°7112.2014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°8512.9015.76.2
Jul28° / 17°8512.4015.45.8
Aug28° / 16°629.7014.16.1
Sep23° / 12°658.9012.46.9
Oct17° / 6390.110.65.4
Nov10° / 539.61.39.12.2
Dec / -2°59103.78.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113169
123070
133169
143268
153268
163367
173268
183367
193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Satu Mare gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13416
23415
33315
43315
53315
63215
73215
83215
93215
103215
113115
123115
133116
143216
153216
163216
173216
183216
193217
203217
213317
223317
233318
243318
253318
263318
273418
283418
293418
303418
313518

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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
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2710calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 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 8:24 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:244:40
28.38:244:40
38.38:244:41
48.38:244:42
58.38:244:43
68.38:244:44
78.48:234:45
88.48:234:46
98.48:234:47
108.48:234:49
118.58:224:50
128.58:224:51
138.58:214:52
148.58:214:53
158.68:204:55
168.68:204:56
178.68:194:57
188.78:184:59
198.78:185:00
208.78:175:01
218.88:165:03
228.88:155:04
238.88:155:06
248.98:145:07
258.98:135:08
269.08:125:10
279.08:115:11
289.18:105:13
299.18:095:14
309.18:085:16
319.28:065:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Satu Mare?

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 Satu Mare.

What to pack for Satu Mare in January

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

In January, Satu Mare sees daytime highs around 2°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 Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Satu Mare's WHO annual average of 15.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1120 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Satu Mare?

Satu Mare sits at 47.8°N, 22.9°E, 124 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Carei, 32 km away.

MátészalkaBerehoveKhustBaia MareŞimleu SilvanieiBaia Sprie

Topography around Satu Mare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Satu Mare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m.

The land around Satu Mare is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (33%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
1,316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Carei 32 km · Vynohradiv 40 km · Mátészalka 44 km · Berehove 48 km · Khust 53 km · Baia Mare 55 km · Şimleu Silvaniei 63 km · Baia Sprie 64 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 Satu Mare (47.7993°, 22.8625°, elevation 124 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).