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When to go · Gura Humorului

Gura Humorului in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited services).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
2°C (36°F) / −5°C (23°F)
average high / low
Rain days
10
Crowds
Low
Romania overall
Prices
Low
Romania overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Gura Humorului

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited services).

Is another month better than January?

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in January

Long-term averages
  • Gura HumoruluiHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -5 °C (23 °F), rain on about 10 days
  • Maramureș and Bucovina, Romania · Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humoruluicool

    Cold snowy winters and green summers; village festivals and haymaking in July–August; Easter and Christmas customs are strongest here.

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • New Year big impact

    1–2 Jan · Romania

    Two-day holiday; resorts full; many businesses closed until the 3rd.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Romania overall
Low
Prices · Romania overall
Low

Romania overall: Cold, often snowy; ski season at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia; Bucharest is quiet and cheap. Epiphany (6 January) processions and blessings of water.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gura Humorului, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Avoid

    May: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)

    May: 22 °C (72 °F)

  • Night low

    Jan: -5 °C (23 °F)

    May: 12 °C (54 °F)

  • Rain days

    Jan: 10

    May: 5 (better)

  • Crowds

    Jan: Low

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Jan: Low

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 1

    May: 1

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited services).

May: Inside Gura Humorului's best window: May–Oct.

Gura Humorului: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
  • Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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