Francavilla Fontana weather in January

In January, Francavilla Fontana sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 9.4 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 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Francavilla Fontana's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francavilla Fontana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 56 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:17 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Francavilla Fontana is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 37.4 µg/m³ · 2017

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Francavilla Fontana reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Francavilla Fontana 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 7°	56	8.6	9.4	3.4
Feb	13° / 7°	55	8.6	10.4	3.6
Mar	15° / 9°	60	9	11.7	4.7
Apr	18° / 11°	54	8.4	13	6.1
May	22° / 15°	38	6.2	14.2	7.6
Jun	27° / 19°	23	4.5	14.8	7.6
Jul	30° / 22°	15	2.9	14.6	6.4
Aug	30° / 22°	17	3.3	13.6	6.1
Sep	26° / 19°	56	7.2	12.3	7.4
Oct	22° / 15°	73	8.3	10.9	7.1
Nov	17° / 12°	82	9	9.7	5.7
Dec	13° / 8°	61	8.8	9.2	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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 (%)	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Francavilla Fontana gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% 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 (%)	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27

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

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 99% 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 (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 13 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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	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	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 4:58 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)	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08
Sunset (PM)	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	7:18	4:27
2	9.2	7:18	4:28
3	9.2	7:19	4:29
4	9.2	7:19	4:30
5	9.2	7:19	4:30
6	9.2	7:19	4:31
7	9.2	7:19	4:32
8	9.2	7:19	4:33
9	9.3	7:18	4:34
10	9.3	7:18	4:35
11	9.3	7:18	4:36
12	9.3	7:18	4:37
13	9.3	7:18	4:38
14	9.4	7:17	4:39
15	9.4	7:17	4:40
16	9.4	7:17	4:41
17	9.4	7:16	4:42
18	9.5	7:16	4:43
19	9.5	7:16	4:44
20	9.5	7:15	4:45
21	9.5	7:15	4:46
22	9.6	7:14	4:48
23	9.6	7:14	4:49
24	9.6	7:13	4:50
25	9.6	7:12	4:51
26	9.7	7:12	4:52
27	9.7	7:11	4:53
28	9.7	7:10	4:55
29	9.8	7:10	4:56
30	9.8	7:09	4:57
31	9.8	7:08	4:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.15 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)	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.9	Dim
2	1.9	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	2.0	Dim
7	2.0	Dim
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Moderate
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.0	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Francavilla Fontana?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Francavilla Fontana.

What to pack for Francavilla Fontana in January

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

In January, Francavilla Fontana sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Francavilla Fontana 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 1 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	18	22	25	26	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Francavilla Fontana in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Francavilla Fontana peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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)	2	3	5	6	7	9	10	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Francavilla Fontana?

Francavilla Fontana sits at 40.5°N, 17.6°E, 142 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Grottaglie, 13 km away.

Topography around Francavilla Fontana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Francavilla Fontana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m.

The land around Francavilla Fontana is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (51%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

cropland 42%

16 km

315 m

trees 44%

80 km

522 m

water 51%

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← December Francavilla Fontana year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Grottaglie 13 km · Ceglie Messapica 14 km · Sava 15 km · Manduria 15 km · San Vito dei Normanni 17 km · Mesagne 19 km · Ostuni 22 km · Paolo VI 26 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 Francavilla Fontana (40.5312°, 17.5852°, elevation 142 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. 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	7
2	12	7
3	12	7
4	12	7
5	12	7
6	12	7
7	12	7
8	12	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	12	7
23	12	7
24	12	7
25	12	7
26	12	7
27	12	7
28	12	7
29	12	7
30	12	7
31	12	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0