Ascoli Piceno weather in January

In January, Ascoli Piceno sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ascoli Piceno's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ascoli Piceno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:40 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Ascoli Piceno is municipality seat in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.7 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ascoli Piceno reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
117-1
127-1
137-1
147-1
157-1
167-1
177-1
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207-1
217-1
226-1
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246-1
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267-1
277-1
287-1
297-1
307-1
317-1

How January really feels in Ascoli Piceno

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ascoli Piceno weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7810.85.79.20.7
Feb / -1°7310.76.110.21.2
Mar11° / 9813.14.811.62.6
Apr15° / 11514.71.813.13.9
May19° / 12415.60.114.45.4
Jun23° / 13°10612.8015.16.6
Jul26° / 15°8511.7014.87.0
Aug26° / 15°8912.4013.76.8
Sep21° / 12°10412.5012.36.3
Oct17° / 8711.60.210.85.3
Nov12° / 105122.29.53.0
Dec / 9712.15.68.91.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
105248
115149
125149
135149
145050
155050
165050
174951
184951
194852
204852
214753
224753
234753
244753
254555
264555
274654
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ascoli Piceno gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13819
23718
33618
43517
53416
63416
73315
83315
93215
103214
113214
123214
133215
143215
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203619
213620
223621
233621
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273722
283722
293722
303722
313723

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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8100
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17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:424:36
28.97:424:36
38.97:424:37
48.97:424:38
58.97:424:39
69.07:424:40
79.07:424:41
89.07:424:42
99.07:424:43
109.07:424:44
119.17:414:45
129.17:414:46
139.17:414:47
149.17:414:48
159.17:404:49
169.27:404:50
179.27:394:51
189.27:394:52
199.37:384:54
209.37:384:55
219.37:374:56
229.37:374:57
239.47:364:58
249.47:355:00
259.47:355:01
269.57:345:02
279.57:335:03
289.57:325:05
299.67:315:06
309.67:315:07
319.67:305:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
252.0Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ascoli Piceno?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ascoli Piceno.

What to pack for Ascoli Piceno in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Ascoli Piceno sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Ascoli Piceno in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 13 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Ascoli Piceno in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ascoli Piceno peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ascoli Piceno in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ascoli Piceno is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ascoli Piceno's WHO annual average of 13.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateMar 2417 µg/m³Sep 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ascoli Piceno?

Ascoli Piceno sits at 42.9°N, 13.6°E, 154 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Teramo, 24 km away.

Topography around Ascoli Piceno

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ascoli Piceno.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ascoli Piceno has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,771 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,846 m.

The land around Ascoli Piceno is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
688 m
16 km
1,771 m
80 km
2,846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Teramo 24 km · San Benedetto del Tronto 27 km · Giulianova 34 km · Fermo 36 km · Porto San Giorgio 40 km · Roseto degli Abruzzi 41 km · Tolentino 46 km · Porto Sant'Elpidio 47 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ascoli Piceno (42.8535°, 13.5739°, elevation 154 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).