Târgu Jiu climate

Târgu Jiu Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Târgu Jiu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 2°C on January 1 to 3°C on January 31, and lows from -5°C to -6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 37 mm over about 9 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Târgu Jiu, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
2°C
Average low
-5°C
Precipitation
37 mm
Reanalysis high
15°CJan 30, 2002
Reanalysis low
-21°CJan 26, 2000
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
-4°C
Wind
9.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 12°C-5°C9°C 2018-15°C 201527%
Jan 22°C-5°C7°C 1998-14°C 200026%
Jan 32°C-5°C10°C 2012-16°C 200026%
Jan 42°C-5°C9°C 1991-14°C 200826%
Jan 52°C-5°C8°C 1991-16°C 200824%
Jan 63°C-5°C10°C 2014-15°C 200423%
Jan 73°C-5°C12°C 2018-15°C 200422%
Jan 83°C-5°C11°C 2001-15°C 201922%
Jan 93°C-5°C11°C 2005-15°C 201720%
Jan 103°C-5°C11°C 2007-17°C 201720%
Jan 113°C-5°C14°C 1991-13°C 199519%
Jan 123°C-5°C13°C 1991-18°C 200320%
Jan 133°C-5°C11°C 1998-18°C 200319%
Jan 143°C-5°C13°C 2007-15°C 199520%
Jan 153°C-5°C11°C 2007-17°C 199520%
Jan 163°C-5°C10°C 2007-16°C 199521%
Jan 173°C-5°C12°C 1993-13°C 199523%
Jan 182°C-5°C12°C 1993-13°C 199524%
Jan 192°C-5°C12°C 2007-16°C 199524%
Jan 202°C-5°C10°C 2007-15°C 201625%
Jan 212°C-5°C15°C 2007-13°C 200026%
Jan 222°C-5°C12°C 2007-14°C 200028%
Jan 232°C-6°C12°C 1993-17°C 200629%
Jan 242°C-6°C9°C 1993-18°C 200630%
Jan 252°C-6°C10°C 2020-20°C 200030%
Jan 262°C-6°C10°C 2009-21°C 200029%
Jan 272°C-6°C10°C 2002-16°C 200429%
Jan 282°C-6°C11°C 2002-16°C 201228%
Jan 292°C-6°C14°C 2002-18°C 201228%
Jan 302°C-6°C15°C 2002-19°C 201228%
Jan 313°C-6°C14°C 2002-20°C 201228%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Târgu Jiu, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

January 1
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.