Cinque Terre weather in January

In January, Cinque Terre sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°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 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cinque Terre's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cinque Terre's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 120 mm; 11.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 7:59 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Cinque Terre is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cinque Terre reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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

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

Cinque Terre weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 9°	120	11.8	9.1	2.8
Feb	11° / 9°	109	10.3	10.2	2.8
Mar	13° / 11°	100	10.2	11.6	3.7
Apr	15° / 13°	98	10.2	13.2	4.7
May	19° / 16°	74	8.7	14.5	6.3
Jun	22° / 20°	55	6.3	15.2	7.6
Jul	25° / 23°	31	4.1	15	8.4
Aug	25° / 23°	53	6.4	13.8	7.9
Sep	22° / 20°	132	9.1	12.3	7.1
Oct	19° / 17°	189	12.6	10.8	5.9
Nov	15° / 13°	212	14.1	9.4	4.3
Dec	13° / 11°	152	13.4	8.8	3.2

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	46	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	47	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	43
Cloudier (%)	54	54	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cinque Terre gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:01	8:00	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48
Sunset (PM)	4:47	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:02	4:47
2	8.8	8:02	4:47
3	8.8	8:02	4:48
4	8.8	8:02	4:49
5	8.8	8:02	4:50
6	8.8	8:02	4:51
7	8.8	8:02	4:52
8	8.9	8:02	4:53
9	8.9	8:02	4:54
10	8.9	8:01	4:55
11	8.9	8:01	4:56
12	8.9	8:01	4:57
13	9.0	8:00	4:58
14	9.0	8:00	4:59
15	9.0	8:00	5:00
16	9.0	7:59	5:02
17	9.1	7:59	5:03
18	9.1	7:58	5:04
19	9.1	7:58	5:05
20	9.2	7:57	5:06
21	9.2	7:56	5:08
22	9.2	7:56	5:09
23	9.3	7:55	5:10
24	9.3	7:54	5:11
25	9.3	7:54	5:13
26	9.4	7:53	5:14
27	9.4	7:52	5:15
28	9.4	7:51	5:17
29	9.5	7:50	5:18
30	9.5	7:49	5:19
31	9.5	7:48	5:21

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 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.4	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.5	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	2.0	Dim
30	2.0	Dim
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cinque Terre

In seasonPeak

In January, Cinque Terre sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cinque Terre's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Cinque Terre?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cinque Terre.

What to pack for Cinque Terre in January

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

In January, Cinque Terre sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cinque Terre in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	18	22	24	25	23	20	18	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Cinque Terre 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 Cinque Terre peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Cinque Terre 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 Cinque Terre is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	12	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cinque Terre?

Cinque Terre sits at 44.1°N, 9.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is La Spezia, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Cinque Terre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cinque Terre has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m.

The land around Cinque Terre is covered by water (69%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

750 m

water 69%

16 km

813 m

water 58%

80 km

2,090 m

trees 53%

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← December Cinque Terre year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: La Spezia 8.0 km · Sarzana 19 km · Marina di Carrara 27 km · Carrara 30 km · Sestri Levante 32 km · Marina di Massa 33 km · Massa 34 km · Chiavari 40 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

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 Cinque Terre (44.1°, 9.72°, 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100