Târnăveni weather in January

In January, Târnăveni sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 8 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 Târnăveni's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târnăveni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:09 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Târnăveni is locality in Mureș County, Romania.

Founded
1217

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 Târnăveni 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 -5°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)
11-5
21-5
31-5
41-5
51-5
62-5
72-5
82-5
92-5
102-5
112-5
122-5
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
172-5
182-5
192-5
202-5
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Târnăveni

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.

Târnăveni 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°2985.48.80.0
Feb / -3°287.44.5100.2
Mar10° / 439.32.511.62.4
Apr17° / 6511.90.713.34.9
May21° / 10°9014.6014.75.9
Jun25° / 14°10415.1015.56.0
Jul27° / 15°9014.7015.26.0
Aug27° / 15°71110146.6
Sep22° / 11°659.2012.36.9
Oct16° / 5080.110.75.3
Nov / 377.629.21.9
Dec / -3°3584.28.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
104060
114060
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194159
204159
214159
224060
234060
244060
254060
263961
273961
283961
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Târnăveni gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12717
22717
32616
42616
52516
62516
72416
82416
92315
102315
112315
122316
132316
142316
152316
162316
172416
182417
192517
202517
212518
222618
232618
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

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
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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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
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 8:12 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:124:40
28.58:124:41
38.58:124:42
48.58:124:42
58.58:124:43
68.58:124:44
78.68:124:45
88.68:124:46
98.68:114:48
108.68:114:49
118.68:114:50
128.78:104:51
138.78:104:52
148.78:104:53
158.88:094:54
168.88:094:56
178.88:084:57
188.88:074:58
198.98:074:59
208.98:065:01
218.98:055:02
229.08:055:03
239.08:045:05
249.18:035:06
259.18:025:08
269.18:015:09
279.28:005:10
289.27:595:12
299.27:585:13
309.37:575:15
319.37:565:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
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
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Târnăveni

In seasonPeak

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

Târnăveni's rainy season runs April–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 Târnăveni?

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 Târnăveni.

What to pack for Târnăveni in January

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

In January, Târnăveni 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 Târnăveni 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 Târnăveni 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 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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Târnăveni?

Târnăveni sits at 46.3°N, 24.3°E, 284 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mediaş, 19 km away.

Aiud

Topography around Târnăveni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târnăveni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 340 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m.

The land around Târnăveni is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (35%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
1,549 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mediaş 19 km · Luduş 23 km · Târgu Mureş 31 km · Blaj 34 km · Ocna Mureş 35 km · Câmpia Turzii 40 km · Sighisoara 40 km · Aiud 44 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 Târnăveni (46.3319°, 24.2966°, elevation 284 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).