Giarre weather in January

In January, Giarre sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 126 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Giarre's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giarre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
126 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:19 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Giarre 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Giarre reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°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)
1129
2129
3129
4129
5129
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Giarre weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 126139.73.1
Feb12° / 9810.810.53.1
Mar13° / 10°9211.211.73.8
Apr15° / 12°7010.112.94.8
May19° / 15°365.8147.0
Jun23° / 19°243.814.68.4
Jul26° / 22°132.514.38.9
Aug26° / 23°224.113.58.3
Sep23° / 20°10711.712.37.0
Oct20° / 17°14613116.0
Nov17° / 14°13613.6104.9
Dec13° / 10°12013.19.43.6

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 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66337
76238
86337
96238
106139
116040
126040
135941
145941
155743
165743
175743
185644
195545
205545
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225545
235545
245644
255743
265743
275743
285842
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Giarre gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1440
1541
1641
1742
1843
1944
2044
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2844
2944
3043
3142

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
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3100
4100
5100
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8100
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24100
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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
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:194:45
29.47:204:46
39.57:204:47
49.57:204:48
59.57:204:48
69.57:204:49
79.57:204:50
89.57:204:51
99.57:204:52
109.57:204:53
119.67:204:54
129.67:204:55
139.67:194:55
149.67:194:56
159.67:194:57
169.77:194:58
179.77:184:59
189.77:185:00
199.77:185:01
209.77:175:02
219.87:175:03
229.87:175:04
239.87:165:05
249.87:165:07
259.97:155:08
269.97:145:09
279.97:145:10
2810.07:135:11
2910.07:135:12
3010.07:125:13
3110.07:115:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Giarre

In seasonPeak

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

Giarre'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 Giarre?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Giarre.

What to pack for Giarre in January

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

In January, Giarre sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Giarre in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 11 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Giarre 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 Giarre peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Giarre 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 Giarre is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2217 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Giarre?

Giarre sits at 37.7°N, 15.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Acireale, 13 km away.

Topography around Giarre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giarre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,167 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,306 m.

The land around Giarre is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
417 m
16 km
3,167 m
80 km
3,306 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Acireale 13 km · Aci Catena 14 km · Taormina 17 km · San Giovanni la Punta 18 km · Aci Castello 19 km · Mascalucia 20 km · Gravina di Catania 21 km · Belpasso 23 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 Giarre (37.7244°, 15.1816°, elevation 210 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).