Suceava weather in January

In January, Suceava sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 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 Suceava's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suceava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:06 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Suceava is locality in Suceava County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.6 µg/m³ · 2017
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 Suceava reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°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
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190-6
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How January really feels in Suceava

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
13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Suceava 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 / -6°266.75.98.70.0
Feb / -4°297.35.69.90.0
Mar / -0°4510.34.511.61.3
Apr15° / 5710.51.113.34.3
May20° / 10°7112.3014.96.0
Jun24° / 14°9513.5015.76.3
Jul26° / 15°9813.2015.46.3
Aug25° / 14°6710.1014.16.9
Sep20° / 10°568.7012.46.5
Oct14° / 467.70.510.64.4
Nov / 346.53.19.11.1
Dec / -4°337.35.78.30.0

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43466
53466
63466
73466
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133664
143664
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313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Suceava gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12420
22420
32319
42319
52218
62218
72118
82117
92117
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122016
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151916
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171916
182017
192017
202018
212118
222119
232220
242320
252321
262421
272421
282521
292522
302522
312522

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 (%)
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 8:10 AM to 7:52 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)
18.38:104:27
28.38:104:28
38.38:104:28
48.38:104:29
58.38:094:30
68.48:094:31
78.48:094:32
88.48:094:33
98.48:094:35
108.58:084:36
118.58:084:37
128.58:084:38
138.58:074:39
148.68:074:41
158.68:064:42
168.68:064:43
178.78:054:44
188.78:044:46
198.78:044:47
208.88:034:48
218.88:024:50
228.88:014:51
238.98:004:53
248.98:004:54
258.97:594:55
269.07:584:57
279.07:574:58
289.17:565:00
299.17:555:01
309.27:535:03
319.27:525:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.25 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
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Suceava

In seasonPeak

None of Suceava's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Suceava's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Suceava?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suceava.

What to pack for Suceava in January

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

In January, Suceava sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Suceava 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 Suceava peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Suceava 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 Suceava is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Suceava's WHO annual average of 15.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Suceava?

Suceava sits at 47.6°N, 26.3°E, 360 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Fălticeni, 21 km away.

Târgu NeamţCâmpulung MoldovenescPaşcani

Topography around Suceava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suceava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m.

The land around Suceava is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
1,821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Fălticeni 21 km · Gura Humorului 28 km · Botoşani 34 km · Rădăuți 35 km · Dorohoi 37 km · Târgu Neamţ 49 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 52 km · Paşcani 56 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 Suceava (47.6333°, 26.25°, elevation 360 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).