Sighisoara weather in January

In January, Sighisoara sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 8.4 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 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sighisoara's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sighisoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:06 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sighisoara is locality in Mureș County, Romania.

Founded
1224

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 Sighisoara reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°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)
12-5
22-5
32-5
42-5
52-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-5
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202-5
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242-5
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272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Sighisoara

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.

Sighisoara 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°338.46.18.80.0
Feb / -3°327.65.1100.2
Mar10° / 459.72.911.62.3
Apr16° / 6411.10.813.34.9
May21° / 10°8214014.75.9
Jun25° / 14°9613015.56.4
Jul26° / 15°7312.6015.26.4
Aug27° / 15°629.80146.9
Sep22° / 11°619.2012.36.8
Oct16° / 517.90.210.75.1
Nov / 3982.69.21.8
Dec / -3°388.44.98.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43466
53367
63367
73565
83664
93664
103763
113862
123961
133961
144060
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164159
174060
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204060
214060
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sighisoara gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22719
32718
42618
52618
62618
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312921

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
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8100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:104:38
28.58:104:39
38.58:104:40
48.58:104:41
58.58:104:42
68.68:104:43
78.68:094:44
88.68:094:45
98.68:094:46
108.68:094:47
118.78:084:48
128.78:084:49
138.78:084:50
148.78:074:52
158.88:074:53
168.88:064:54
178.88:064:55
188.98:054:57
198.98:044:58
208.98:044:59
219.08:035:00
229.08:025:02
239.08:015:03
249.18:015:05
259.18:005:06
269.17:595:07
279.27:585:09
289.27:575:10
299.37:565:12
309.37:555:13
319.37:545:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
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 Sighisoara?

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 Sighisoara.

What to pack for Sighisoara in January

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

In January, Sighisoara sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sighisoara 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 Sighisoara 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
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sighisoara?

Sighisoara sits at 46.2°N, 24.8°E, 350 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mediaş, 35 km away.

FăgărașLuduşReghin-SatBlaj

Topography around Sighisoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sighisoara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 439 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,256 m.

The land around Sighisoara is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (34%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
409 m
80 km
2,256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Mediaş 35 km · Odorheiu Secuiesc 40 km · Târgu Mureş 40 km · Târnăveni 40 km · Făgăraș 43 km · Luduş 61 km · Reghin-Sat 63 km · Blaj 68 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 Sighisoara (46.2214°, 24.7928°, elevation 350 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).