Bressanone weather in January

In January, Bressanone sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bressanone's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bressanone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bressanone is historic centre of the city of Brixen in South Tyrol.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2018

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bressanone reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-11
2-2-11
3-2-11
4-2-11
5-2-11
6-2-11
7-2-10
8-2-10
9-2-10
10-2-10
11-2-10
12-2-10
13-2-11
14-2-11
15-2-11
16-2-11
17-2-11
18-2-11
19-2-11
20-2-11
21-2-11
22-2-11
23-2-11
24-2-11
25-1-11
26-1-11
27-1-11
28-1-10
29-1-10
30-1-10
31-1-10

How January really feels in Bressanone

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bressanone 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-2° / -11°418.19.38.80.0
Feb / -9°388.19.2100.0
Mar / -5°559.59.311.60.0
Apr / -2°76138.113.31.1
May13° / 9917.32.914.83.0
Jun17° / 10516.70.715.64.7
Jul19° / 9414.90.215.35.6
Aug19° / 9314.20.3145.6
Sep15° / 7310.31.312.44.3
Oct10° / 879.93.810.62.1
Nov / -4°8910.38.39.20.1
Dec-1° / -10°5999.88.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65050
75248
85248
95248
105248
115347
125347
135347
145347
155446
165446
175347
185347
195347
205248
215248
225149
235149
245149
255149
264951
275050
285050
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bressanone gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13035
23035
32935
42934
52934
62934
72833
82833
92832
102731
112731
122730
132730
142730
152629
162629
172629
182629
192528
202528
212528
222528
232528
242528
252528
262528
272528
282528
292529
302529
312529

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
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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 5:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:044:29
28.48:044:30
38.48:044:31
48.58:044:32
58.58:044:32
68.58:044:33
78.58:044:34
88.58:044:36
98.68:034:37
108.68:034:38
118.68:034:39
128.68:024:40
138.78:024:41
148.78:024:42
158.78:014:44
168.78:004:45
178.88:004:46
188.87:594:47
198.87:594:49
208.97:584:50
218.97:574:51
228.97:564:53
239.07:564:54
249.07:554:55
259.07:544:57
269.17:534:58
279.17:525:00
289.27:515:01
299.27:505:03
309.37:495:04
319.37:485:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bressanone?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bressanone.

What to pack for Bressanone in January

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

In January, Bressanone sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bressanone 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 Bressanone peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bressanone 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 Bressanone is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1718 µg/m³Sep 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bressanone?

Bressanone sits at 46.7°N, 11.7°E, 559 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Bolzano, 35 km away.

Hötting

Topography around Bressanone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bressanone has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m around an average of 840 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,527 m.

The land around Bressanone is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,032 m
16 km
2,477 m
80 km
3,527 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Bolzano 35 km · Merano 38 km · Eppan 42 km · Igls 60 km · Wilten 64 km · Pradl 64 km · Innsbruck 64 km · Hötting 65 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 Bressanone (46.715°, 11.656°, elevation 559 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).