Assisi weather in January

In January, Assisi sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Assisi's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assisi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:44 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Assisi reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2991
3091
3191

How January really feels in Assisi

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.

Assisi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 619.41.49.21.6
Feb10° / 709.61.410.22.1
Mar13° / 7710111.63.8
Apr17° / 7811.40.213.15.3
May22° / 11°699.9014.46.7
Jun26° / 15°487.8015.17.2
Jul30° / 18°314.7014.96.4
Aug29° / 17°416.9013.86.2
Sep24° / 14°829.1012.37.1
Oct19° / 10°809.3010.86.4
Nov14° / 10311.40.39.53.7
Dec / 8510.718.91.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
164456
174456
184357
194357
204357
214258
224258
234258
244159
254159
264159
274258
284258
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Assisi gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1324
2323
3313
4303
5293
6293
7283
8283
9283
10283
11283
12283
13284
14294
15294
16304
17305
18305
19315
20315
21316
22326
23326
24336
25337
26337
27347
28347
29347
30347
31346

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:47 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:474:39
28.97:474:40
38.97:474:40
48.97:474:41
58.97:474:42
68.97:474:43
79.07:474:44
89.07:474:45
99.07:464:46
109.07:464:47
119.07:464:48
129.17:464:49
139.17:454:50
149.17:454:51
159.17:454:52
169.17:444:53
179.27:444:54
189.27:434:56
199.27:434:57
209.37:424:58
219.37:424:59
229.37:415:00
239.47:405:02
249.47:405:03
259.47:395:04
269.57:385:05
279.57:375:07
289.57:375:08
299.67:365:09
309.67:355:10
319.67:345:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Assisi?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Assisi.

What to pack for Assisi in January

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

In January, Assisi sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Assisi 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 Assisi peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 15UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

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

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodGoodModerateApr 1017 µg/m³Sep 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Assisi?

Assisi sits at 43.1°N, 12.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Bastia umbra, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Assisi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assisi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,122 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,434 m.

The land around Assisi is covered by trees (53%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
934 m
16 km
1,122 m
80 km
2,434 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bastia umbra 6.0 km · Foligno 14 km · Perugia 20 km · Todi 36 km · Spoleto 37 km · Fabriano 38 km · Città di Castello 54 km · Terni 56 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 Assisi (43.0667°, 12.6211°, elevation 0 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. 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).