Falconara Marittima weather in January

In January, Falconara Marittima sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Falconara Marittima's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falconara Marittima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:43 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Falconara Marittima is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.1 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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Falconara Marittima reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Falconara Marittima weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 569.69.12.4
Feb10° / 568.910.22.5
Mar12° / 608.111.63.4
Apr15° / 12°578.613.24.7
May19° / 17°507.214.56.7
Jun23° / 21°365.415.28.0
Jul26° / 23°233.814.98.3
Aug26° / 24°36513.88.0
Sep23° / 20°657.712.37.5
Oct19° / 17°688.410.86.4
Nov15° / 13°7811.29.54.4
Dec12° / 7610.88.83.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34654
44654
54753
64753
74753
84654
94753
104753
114654
124654
134654
144654
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164456
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284555
294555
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Falconara Marittima gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2322
3312
4312
5301
6301
7291
8291
9291
10291
11291
12291
13291
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15300
16310
17310
18310
19320
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23330
24331
25331
26331
27331
28331
29321
30321
31321

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:454:34
28.87:464:34
38.87:464:35
48.87:464:36
58.97:464:37
68.97:464:38
78.97:454:39
88.97:454:40
98.97:454:41
108.97:454:42
119.07:454:43
129.07:444:44
139.07:444:45
149.07:444:46
159.17:434:47
169.17:434:48
179.17:424:50
189.17:424:51
199.27:414:52
209.27:414:53
219.27:404:54
229.37:404:56
239.37:394:57
249.37:384:58
259.47:384:59
269.47:375:01
279.47:365:02
289.57:355:03
299.57:345:05
309.57:335:06
319.67:325:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
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251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Falconara Marittima?

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

2.4
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 Falconara Marittima.

What to pack for Falconara Marittima in January

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

In January, Falconara Marittima sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Falconara Marittima 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in March near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 10 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Falconara Marittima 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 Falconara Marittima peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Falconara Marittima 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 Falconara Marittima is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Falconara Marittima's WHO annual average of 15.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1919 µg/m³Sep 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Falconara Marittima?

Falconara Marittima sits at 43.6°N, 13.4°E, 5 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Ancona, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Falconara Marittima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falconara Marittima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m.

The land around Falconara Marittima is covered by water (40%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (28%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
2,281 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ancona 9.0 km · Osimo 17 km · Jesi 17 km · Senigallia 18 km · Macerata 37 km · Fano 39 km · Civitanova Marche 44 km · Tolentino 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 Falconara Marittima (43.6256°, 13.3995°, elevation 5 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).