Sighișoara in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and heat), late Dec–Feb (cold, short days).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Sighișoara's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• MayGreatInside Sighișoara's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• JuneGreatInside Sighișoara's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
• SeptemberGreatInside Sighișoara's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

• SighișoaraHighs around 1 °C (34 °F), lows around -6 °C (21 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 34 °F (1 °C), lows around 21 °F (-6 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Transylvanian towns, Romania · Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napocacool

  Higher and cooler than Bucharest; summer is the easiest season, and the Christmas markets make December worth a cold trip.

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 · 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.

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

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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