Foggia weather in January

In January, Foggia sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°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 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Foggia's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Foggia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Foggia is Italian comune.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
269/km²
people per km²

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Foggia reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14124
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21124
22124
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28124
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30124
31124

How January really feels in Foggia

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Foggia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 498.40.49.33.3
Feb13° / 438.40.610.33.6
Mar16° / 518.20.211.75.3
Apr20° / 10°528.2013.16.6
May25° / 14°367.3014.37.4
Jun30° / 18°275.1014.95.6
Jul33° / 21°224.5014.74.5
Aug33° / 21°204.4013.74.5
Sep28° / 17°366.4012.36.8
Oct23° / 13°436.3010.97.5
Nov17° / 537.809.75.8
Dec13° / 5590.49.13.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135050
145050
155050
164951
174852
184753
194654
204654
214456
224456
234456
244456
254555
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Foggia gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2283
3283
4283
5273
6272
7262
8262
9262
10262
11251
12261
13261
14261
15261
16271
17270
18270
19270
20280
21280
22281
23281
24281
25281
26281
27281
28281
29281
30282
31282

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
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8100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 7:29 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:294:32
29.17:304:33
39.17:304:34
49.17:304:35
59.17:304:36
69.17:304:37
79.17:304:37
89.17:304:38
99.27:294:39
109.27:294:40
119.27:294:41
129.27:294:42
139.27:294:43
149.37:284:44
159.37:284:45
169.37:284:46
179.37:274:48
189.47:274:49
199.47:264:50
209.47:264:51
219.47:254:52
229.57:254:53
239.57:244:54
249.57:244:56
259.67:234:57
269.67:224:58
279.67:214:59
289.77:215:00
299.77:205:02
309.77:195:03
319.87:185:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Foggia?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Foggia.

What to pack for Foggia in January

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

In January, Foggia sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Foggia in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 22 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Foggia 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 Foggia peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Foggia 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 Foggia is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Foggia's WHO annual average of 13.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Foggia?

Foggia sits at 41.5°N, 15.6°E, 76 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Lucera, 18 km away.

Topography around Foggia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Foggia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m.

The land around Foggia is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (25%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
1,573 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lucera 18 km · Orta Nova 20 km · San Severo 29 km · San Giovanni Rotondo 31 km · Torremaggiore 33 km · Cerignola 36 km · Manfredonia 36 km · San Nicandro Garganico 42 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 Foggia (41.4584°, 15.5519°, elevation 76 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).