Lunga Weather in January
Lunga in January
The short of it: Lunga in January averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 8 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -5° · rain 36 mm · daylight 8 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Lunga an average January high of 1°, a low of -5° and some 36 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Lunga: highs scarcely reach 1°, nights fall to -5°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 52 min in mid-January, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Lunga runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Dubăsari, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Lunga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DubăsariTransnistria | 3 km NNW | 1° | -5° | 37 mm |
| CriuleniCriuleni | 4 km SSW | 1° | -5° | 37 mm |
| UstiaDubăsari District | 5 km WNW | 1° | -5° | 36 mm |
| CocieriDubăsari District | 8 km NW | 1° | -5° | 36 mm |
| HryhoriopolTransnistria | 13 km SE | 1° | -5° | 37 mm |
| Vadul lui VodăChișinău Municipality | 19 km SSW | 1° | -4° | 37 mm |
| CiorescuChișinău Municipality | 26 km WSW | 1° | -4° | 37 mm |
| CricovaChișinău Municipality | 27 km WSW | 1° | -5° | 37 mm |