Plopşoru Weather in January
Plopşoru in January
The short of it: Plopşoru in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -4° · rain 41 mm · daylight 9 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Plopşoru an average January high of 4°, a low of -4° and some 41 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Plopşoru: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to -4°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 9 min in mid-January, 21 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Plopşoru runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Turceni, 11 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
January in Plopşoru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 10 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurceniGorj County | 11 km S | 4° | -4° | 40 mm |
| ŢicleniGorj County | 12 km NNE | 4° | -4° | 40 mm |
| TurbureaGorj County | 15 km ESE | 4° | -4° | 39 mm |
| RovinariGorj County | 20 km NW | 4° | -4° | 41 mm |
| StrehaiaMehedinți County | 22 km SSW | 4° | -4° | 40 mm |
| MătăsariGorj County | 22 km WNW | 4° | -4° | 41 mm |
| DrăguţeştiGorj County | 22 km NNW | 4° | -4° | 41 mm |
| Târgu CărbuneştiGorj County | 23 km NE | 4° | -5° | 38 mm |