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Italy · Month guide
Italy in January
Around 8 °C with 72 mm of rain and 4.5 hours of sun a day.
January is a challenging month for Italy overall; regional choices matter most. Around 8 °C with 72 mm of rain and 4.5 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Italy · January
What the weather usually does
Italy · typical month
- Day / night2 – 8 °CYear range 2 – 28 °C
- Rainfall72 mmYear range 63 – 124 mm
- Sunshine4.5 hr / dayYear range 4.0 – 9.0 hr / day
What’s open · January
Things to do in Italy in January
January closes 2 things below; the rest run as normal.
- ClosedStelvio Pass
shut for the winter under snow — it normally opens in the second half of May and closes again in the first days of November
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, italyplanner.com
- ClosedSummer skiing at Stelvio
the only true summer ski area in Italy, and it runs on the opposite calendar to the rest of the country's resorts
Sources: powderhounds.com, mondoneve.it
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
110 regions · current month
Italy, taken apart
- Agrigento14°C now · 14–31 °C yr
- Alessandria8°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Ancona10°C now · 10–30 °C yr
- Aosta-4°C now · -4–18 °C yr
- Arezzo8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Ascoli Piceno8°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Asti8°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Avellino9°C now · 9–30 °C yr
- Bari12°C now · 12–31 °C yr
- Barletta-Andria-Trani12°C now · 12–31 °C yr
- Belluno1°C now · 1–21 °C yr
- Benevento9°C now · 9–30 °C yr
- Bergamo5°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Biella6°C now · 6–25 °C yr
- Bologna8°C now · 8–31 °C yr
- Brescia5°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Brindisi13°C now · 13–31 °C yr
- Cagliari14°C now · 14–32 °C yr
- Caltanissetta13°C now · 13–32 °C yr
- Campobasso10°C now · 10–29 °C yr
- Carbonia-Iglesias15°C now · 15–32 °C yr
- Caserta11°C now · 11–30 °C yr
- Catania13°C now · 13–31 °C yr
- Catanzaro11°C now · 11–28 °C yr
- Chieti10°C now · 10–29 °C yr
- Como6°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Cosenza10°C now · 10–28 °C yr
- Cremona8°C now · 8–31 °C yr
- Crotone12°C now · 12–30 °C yr
- Cuneo5°C now · 5–25 °C yr
- Enna12°C now · 12–31 °C yr
- Fermo10°C now · 10–29 °C yr
- Ferrara9°C now · 9–31 °C yr
- Florence8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Foggia11°C now · 11–32 °C yr
- Forlì-Cesena8°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Frosinone9°C now · 9–29 °C yr
- Gorizia8°C now · 8–28 °C yr
- Grosseto11°C now · 11–30 °C yr
- Imperia9°C now · 9–25 °C yr
- Isernia7°C now · 7–27 °C yr
- L'Aquila6°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- La Spezia9°C now · 9–27 °C yr
- Latina12°C now · 12–29 °C yr
- Lecce13°C now · 13–31 °C yr
- Lecco6°C now · 6–25 °C yr
- Liguria8°C now · 8–26 °C yr
- Livorno12°C now · 12–28 °C yr
- Lodi8°C now · 8–31 °C yr
- Lucca8°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Macerata9°C now · 9–29 °C yr
- Mantua8°C now · 8–31 °C yr
- Massa-Carrara8°C now · 8–26 °C yr
- Matera11°C now · 11–32 °C yr
- Medio Campidano14°C now · 14–32 °C yr
- Messina12°C now · 12–28 °C yr
- Milan8°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Modena7°C now · 7–29 °C yr
- Monza and Brianza8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Naples12°C now · 12–29 °C yr
- Novara8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Nuoro12°C now · 12–30 °C yr
- Ogliastra12°C now · 12–30 °C yr
- Olbia-Tempio13°C now · 13–30 °C yr
- Oristano13°C now · 13–31 °C yr
- Padua8°C now · 8–31 °C yr
- Palermo12°C now · 12–30 °C yr
- Parma7°C now · 7–28 °C yr
- Pavia8°C now · 8–31 °C yr
- Perugia8°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Pesaro and Urbino9°C now · 9–29 °C yr
- Pescara9°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Piacenza7°C now · 7–29 °C yr
- Pisa11°C now · 11–30 °C yr
- Pistoia8°C now · 8–28 °C yr
- Pordenone6°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Potenza9°C now · 9–29 °C yr
- Prato8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Ragusa14°C now · 14–29 °C yr
- Ravenna9°C now · 9–31 °C yr
- Reggio Calabria12°C now · 12–28 °C yr
- Reggio Emilia7°C now · 7–29 °C yr
- Rieti8°C now · 8–28 °C yr
- Rimini9°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Rome12°C now · 12–30 °C yr
- Rovigo8°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Salerno10°C now · 10–28 °C yr
- Sassari13°C now · 13–30 °C yr
- Savona9°C now · 9–26 °C yr
- Siena10°C now · 10–31 °C yr
- Sondrio-2°C now · -2–18 °C yr
- Syracuse14°C now · 14–31 °C yr
- Taranto12°C now · 12–31 °C yr
- Teramo9°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Terni10°C now · 10–31 °C yr
- Trapani15°C now · 15–31 °C yr
- Trentino2°C now · 2–21 °C yr
- Trentino-South Tyrol-2°C now · -2–19 °C yr
- Treviso7°C now · 7–28 °C yr
- Trieste7°C now · 7–27 °C yr
- Turin4°C now · 4–24 °C yr
- Udine5°C now · 5–26 °C yr
- Varese8°C now · 8–28 °C yr
- Venice8°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola1°C now · 1–21 °C yr
- Vercelli6°C now · 6–26 °C yr
- Verona7°C now · 7–29 °C yr
- Vibo Valentia12°C now · 12–28 °C yr
- Vicenza6°C now · 6–27 °C yr
- Viterbo11°C now · 11–31 °C yr
Safety · 6 governments
What the governments say about Italy
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4 | 1.7 | -2.3 | 11.9 |
| February | 10.6 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 14.1 |
| March | 12.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 16.8 |
| April | 16.1 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 21.6 |
| May | 19.7 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 24.8 |
| June | 25.6 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 30.0 |
| July | 28.1 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 31.4 |
| August | 28.0 | 18.6 | 15.3 | 31.8 |
| September | 23.5 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 27.1 |
| October | 18.9 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 22.7 |
| November | 13.2 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| December | 9.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 12.6 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 72 |
| February | 75 |
| March | 86 |
| April | 82 |
| May | 115 |
| June | 75 |
| July | 63 |
| August | 74 |
| September | 92 |
| October | 106 |
| November | 124 |
| December | 83 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 4.5 |
| February | 5.5 |
| March | 6.8 |
| April | 7.7 |
| May | 7.4 |
| June | 8.8 |
| July | 9.0 |
| August | 8.3 |
| September | 6.8 |
| October | 5.6 |
| November | 4.2 |
| December | 4.0 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5 | 5.0 | 13.3 |
| February | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13.7 |
| March | 8.6 | 5.6 | 13.0 |
| April | 8.1 | 5.7 | 12.1 |
| May | 7.5 | 5.1 | 10.6 |
| June | 6.8 | 5.0 | 8.8 |
| July | 6.8 | 5.1 | 9.7 |
| August | 6.6 | 5.0 | 9.6 |
| September | 7.0 | 4.9 | 10.5 |
| October | 7.3 | 4.7 | 11.8 |
| November | 8.0 | 4.8 | 12.5 |
| December | 8.0 | 4.6 | 13.2 |
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