Bucharest Weather in January
Bucharest in January
The short of it: Bucharest in January averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 31 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 31 mm · daylight 9 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & May
January in Bucharest brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -5°, with about 31 mm of rain over the month. Bucharest's coldest stretch of the year, 3° by day and -5° by night. Rain is modest, about 31 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 11 min in mid-January, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Bucharest runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Sector 2, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Bucharest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 2Bucharest | 3 km NE | 3° | -5° | 30 mm |
| Sector 3Bucharest | 5 km E | 3° | -5° | 30 mm |
| Sector 5Bucharest | 6 km SSW | 2° | -6° | 31 mm |
| Sector 4Bucharest | 6 km S | 2° | -6° | 31 mm |
| Sector 6Bucharest | 7 km W | 2° | -5° | 30 mm |
| Popeşti-LeordeniIlfov | 7 km SE | 2° | -6° | 30 mm |
| PantelimonIlfov | 8 km ENE | 3° | -5° | 30 mm |
| Sector 1Bucharest | 8 km NW | 3° | -5° | 30 mm |