Turda weather in January

In January, Turda sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7.6 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 26% 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 Turda's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:11 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Turda is locality in Cluj County, Romania.

Founded
1075

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 Turda reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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 7°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)
11-6
21-6
31-6
41-6
51-6
61-6
71-6
81-6
91-6
101-5
111-5
121-5
131-5
141-5
151-5
161-5
171-5
181-6
191-6
201-6
211-6
221-6
231-6
241-6
251-6
261-6
271-6
281-6
291-6
301-6
312-6

How January really feels in Turda

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.

Turda 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 / -6°307.65.38.80.0
Feb / -4°297.75100.1
Mar / -0°439.52.911.62.0
Apr15° / 6311.20.913.34.5
May20° / 8814.4014.85.7
Jun24° / 13°11015015.66.2
Jul26° / 14°10414.2015.26.2
Aug26° / 14°9011.70146.7
Sep21° / 10°709.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 538.20.310.74.8
Nov / 377.72.39.21.5
Dec / -4°388.14.48.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84159
94258
104258
114357
124258
134357
144357
154456
164357
174357
184357
194159
204258
214258
224159
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Turda gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12616
22616
32516
42515
52415
62415
72314
82214
92214
102214
112114
122115
132215
142215
152216
162216
172317
182317
192418
202418
212519
222519
232620
242620
252620
262720
272720
282719
292719
302719
312719

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:15 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:154:41
28.48:154:42
38.58:154:43
48.58:154:44
58.58:154:45
68.58:154:46
78.58:154:47
88.68:154:48
98.68:144:49
108.68:144:50
118.68:144:51
128.68:134:52
138.78:134:53
148.78:124:54
158.78:124:56
168.88:114:57
178.88:114:58
188.88:104:59
198.98:105:01
208.98:095:02
218.98:085:03
229.08:075:05
239.08:075:06
249.08:065:07
259.18:055:09
269.18:045:10
279.18:035:12
289.28:025:13
299.28:015:15
309.38:005:16
319.37:595:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.42 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
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Turda

In seasonPeak

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

Turda'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 Turda?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Turda.

What to pack for Turda in January

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

In January, Turda sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Turda 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 Turda peaks around July 16 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 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 Turda?

Turda sits at 46.6°N, 23.8°E, 324 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpia Turzii, 8.0 km away.

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Topography around Turda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,633 m.

The land around Turda is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (36%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Câmpia Turzii 8.0 km · Ocna Mureş 21 km · Luduş 26 km · Cluj-Napoca 26 km · Aiud 29 km · Blaj 45 km · Târnăveni 47 km · Gherla 53 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 Turda (46.5667°, 23.7833°, elevation 324 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).