Vişeu de Sus weather in January

In January, Vişeu de Sus sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.2 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 -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Vişeu de Sus's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vişeu de Sus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
8:13 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vişeu de Sus is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Founded
1365

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 Vişeu de Sus reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 3°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)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-8
6-3-8
7-2-8
8-2-8
9-2-8
10-2-8
11-2-8
12-2-8
13-2-8
14-2-8
15-2-8
16-2-8
17-2-9
18-3-9
19-3-9
20-3-9
21-3-9
22-3-9
23-3-9
24-3-9
25-3-9
26-3-9
27-3-9
28-3-9
29-3-9
30-3-9
31-3-9

How January really feels in Vişeu de Sus

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Vişeu de Sus 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-3° / -9°6412.212.88.70.0
Feb-1° / -8°6711.912.19.90.0
Mar / -4°8813.610.211.60.1
Apr10° / 9715.24.713.32.1
May16° / 14619.10.614.93.9
Jun19° / 15419.7015.74.7
Jul21° / 10°15719.4015.45.1
Aug21° / 10°12015.4014.15.8
Sep16° / 10412.70.212.44.7
Oct11° / 9011.82.810.62.5
Nov / -2°7011.779.10.3
Dec-1° / -7°7912.5128.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62773
72872
82872
92971
103070
113169
123169
133268
143367
153466
163367
173466
183466
193466
203466
213367
223268
233169
243169
253070
263070
272971
282971
292872
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vişeu de Sus gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14042
23941
33941
43841
53841
63840
73740
83740
93739
103739
113739
123738
133738
143838
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163837
173938
183938
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214040
224040
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244142
254243
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274244
284344
294345
304345
314345

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 6 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
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:17 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.38:174:34
28.38:174:35
38.38:174:35
48.38:174:36
58.38:174:37
68.48:174:38
78.48:174:39
88.48:174:40
98.48:164:42
108.48:164:43
118.58:164:44
128.58:154:45
138.58:154:46
148.68:144:47
158.68:144:49
168.68:134:50
178.68:124:51
188.78:124:53
198.78:114:54
208.78:104:55
218.88:104:57
228.88:094:58
238.98:085:00
248.98:075:01
258.98:065:02
269.08:055:04
279.08:045:05
289.18:035:07
299.18:025:08
309.18:015:10
319.28:005:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vişeu de Sus?

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 Vişeu de Sus.

What to pack for Vişeu de Sus in January

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

In January, Vişeu de Sus sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vişeu de Sus 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 Vişeu de Sus peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vişeu de Sus?

Vişeu de Sus sits at 47.7°N, 24.4°E, 479 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Borşa, 18 km away.

RakhivSighetu MarmaţieiBaia SprieBistriţaBaia MareDejVatra Dornei

Topography around Vişeu de Sus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vişeu de Sus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,122 m.

The land around Vişeu de Sus is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
558 m
16 km
1,333 m
80 km
2,122 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Borşa 18 km · Rakhiv 42 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 48 km · Baia Sprie 55 km · Bistriţa 64 km · Baia Mare 65 km · Dej 75 km · Vatra Dornei 81 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 Vişeu de Sus (47.7079°, 24.4295°, elevation 479 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).