Desenzano del Garda weather in January

In January, Desenzano del Garda sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Desenzano del Garda's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Desenzano del Garda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:01 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Desenzano del Garda is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 Desenzano del Garda reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 10°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)
162
262
361
461
571
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How January really feels in Desenzano del Garda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Desenzano del Garda weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 506.81.78.90.8
Feb / 547.12.210.11.7
Mar13° / 648.70.811.63.8
Apr17° / 8612.30.313.25.1
May21° / 13°9612.8014.76.2
Jun25° / 17°9212015.46.6
Jul28° / 20°7911.1015.16.3
Aug27° / 20°9111.2013.96.4
Sep23° / 16°10410.5012.36.7
Oct17° / 12°11010.5010.75.3
Nov11° / 11410.50.49.32.8
Dec / 697.91.88.61.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55248
65347
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235347
245347
255347
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Desenzano del Garda gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1268
2268
3268
4258
5257
6257
7246
8246
9246
10235
11235
12235
13225
14225
15224
16224
17224
18214
19214
20215
21215
22215
23215
24215
25216
26216
27216
28216
29217
30227
31227

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 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 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:04 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:044:38
28.68:044:39
38.68:044:40
48.68:044:41
58.68:044:42
68.78:044:43
78.78:044:44
88.78:034:45
98.78:034:46
108.78:034:47
118.88:034:48
128.88:024:49
138.88:024:50
148.88:014:51
158.98:014:53
168.98:014:54
178.98:004:55
188.97:594:56
199.07:594:57
209.07:584:59
219.07:585:00
229.17:575:01
239.17:565:03
249.17:555:04
259.27:545:05
269.27:545:07
279.37:535:08
289.37:525:09
299.37:515:11
309.47:505:12
319.47:495:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Desenzano del Garda?

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

0.8
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 Desenzano del Garda.

What to pack for Desenzano del Garda in January

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

In January, Desenzano del Garda sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Desenzano del Garda 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 Desenzano del Garda peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Desenzano del Garda 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 Desenzano del Garda is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2021 µg/m³Nov 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Desenzano del Garda?

Desenzano del Garda sits at 45.5°N, 10.5°E, 67 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Castiglione delle Stiviere, 10 km away.

Topography around Desenzano del Garda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Desenzano del Garda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,458 m.

The land around Desenzano del Garda is covered by water (36%) within 3 km, cropland (25%), water (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
623 m
80 km
3,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Castiglione delle Stiviere 10 km · Montichiari 13 km · Ghedi 22 km · Bussolengo 25 km · Brescia 26 km · Villafranca di Verona 27 km · Lumezzane 29 km · San Sebastiano 30 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 Desenzano del Garda (45.4713°, 10.5356°, elevation 67 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).