Gorizia weather in January

In January, Gorizia sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gorizia's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorizia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.4 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gorizia reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°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)
161
261
361
461
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

How January really feels in Gorizia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gorizia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 918.628.90.7
Feb / 978.22.2101.5
Mar12° / 11010.11.211.63.3
Apr16° / 12612.60.413.34.8
May21° / 12°13513.3014.76.0
Jun25° / 16°11412.8015.56.5
Jul27° / 18°8510.7015.26.6
Aug27° / 18°999.80146.7
Sep22° / 14°16311.5012.36.5
Oct17° / 10°20111.90.110.75.1
Nov11° / 20212.30.89.32.7
Dec / 1299.51.88.51.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44654
54555
64555
74456
84456
94555
104555
114357
124456
134456
144555
154555
164555
174654
184753
194654
204654
214753
224753
234753
244654
254654
264654
274654
284654
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gorizia gets around 91 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1317
2317
3316
4316
5306
6306
7306
8306
9306
10296
11296
12296
13296
14286
15286
16286
17276
18277
19267
20267
21267
22267
23257
24257
25267
26267
27267
28267
29277
30277
31277

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 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 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:534:24
28.57:534:25
38.57:534:26
48.67:534:27
58.67:534:28
68.67:534:29
78.67:534:30
88.67:534:31
98.77:534:32
108.77:524:33
118.77:524:34
128.77:524:35
138.77:514:36
148.87:514:37
158.87:504:39
168.87:504:40
178.97:494:41
188.97:494:42
198.97:484:44
209.07:474:45
219.07:474:46
229.07:464:47
239.17:454:49
249.17:444:50
259.17:444:51
269.27:434:53
279.27:424:54
289.27:414:56
299.37:404:57
309.37:394:58
319.47:385:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gorizia?

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

0.7
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 Gorizia.

What to pack for Gorizia in January

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

In January, Gorizia sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Gorizia in January

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 9 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May18Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Gorizia 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 Gorizia peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gorizia 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 Gorizia is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Gorizia's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 1816 µg/m³Sep 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gorizia?

Gorizia sits at 45.9°N, 13.6°E, 84 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Nova Gorica, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Gorizia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorizia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,763 m.

The land around Gorizia is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
1,405 m
80 km
2,763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nova Gorica 3.0 km · Monfalcone 17 km · Udine 33 km · Trieste 35 km · Divača 39 km · Koper 44 km · Bohinj 45 km · Piran 46 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 Gorizia (45.9409°, 13.6217°, elevation 84 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).