When to go · Borsec
Borsec in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many trails inaccessible).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C) / −10°C (14°F)14°F (−10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Low
- Romania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Romania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many trails inaccessible).
Is another month better than January?
January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in January
- BorsecHighs around -2 °C (28 °F), lows around -10 °C (14 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 28 °F (-2 °C), lows around 14 °F (-10 °C), rain on about 8 days
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 Borsec, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Jan: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 8 (better)
May: 12
Crowds
Jan: Low
May: Medium
Prices
Jan: Low
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
May: 1
January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many trails inaccessible).
May: Inside Borsec's best window: May–Oct.
Borsec: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings