Urziceni weather in January

In January, Urziceni sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°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 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Urziceni's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urziceni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:54 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Urziceni is locality in Ialomița County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1596

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Urziceni reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°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 9°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)
13-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
143-3
153-3
163-3
172-3
182-4
192-4
202-4
212-4
222-4
232-4
242-4
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
293-4
303-4
313-4

How January really feels in Urziceni

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.

Urziceni 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 / -4°396.73.990.0
Feb / -2°336.22.910.10.4
Mar11° / 457.81.811.62.9
Apr17° / 539.50.213.25.5
May23° / 12°7010.6014.66.7
Jun27° / 16°8012.1015.36.2
Jul29° / 18°719.20155.8
Aug29° / 18°446.5013.96.2
Sep24° / 13°556.3012.37.5
Oct17° / 516.70.210.75.8
Nov10° / 436.71.29.42.3
Dec / -2°436.938.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
124060
134060
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233961
243961
254159
264159
274258
284357
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Urziceni gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12614
22514
32414
42414
52313
62213
72113
82012
91912
101911
111811
121811
131810
141810
151810
161810
171911
182011
192011
202112
212212
222213
232313
242313
252313
262314
272314
282314
292314
302314
312313

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 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 7:57 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:574:37
28.77:574:38
38.77:574:38
48.77:574:39
58.77:574:40
68.77:574:41
78.87:564:42
88.87:564:43
98.87:564:44
108.87:564:45
118.87:564:46
128.97:554:47
138.97:554:48
148.97:544:50
158.97:544:51
169.07:544:52
179.07:534:53
189.07:534:54
199.17:524:56
209.17:514:57
219.17:514:58
229.27:504:59
239.27:495:01
249.27:495:02
259.37:485:03
269.37:475:05
279.37:465:06
289.47:455:07
299.47:445:09
309.47:435:10
319.57:425:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Urziceni?

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 Urziceni.

What to pack for Urziceni in January

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

In January, Urziceni sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Urziceni 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 Urziceni peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Urziceni?

Urziceni sits at 44.7°N, 26.6°E, 52 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mizil, 36 km away.

VoluntariPantelimonSector 3Sector 2BuzăuPopeşti-LeordeniBucharest

Topography around Urziceni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urziceni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Urziceni is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Mizil 36 km · Voluntari 44 km · Pantelimon 45 km · Sector 3 49 km · Sector 2 49 km · Buzău 51 km · Popeşti-Leordeni 52 km · Bucharest 52 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 Urziceni (44.7167°, 26.6333°, elevation 52 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).