Grosseto weather in January

In January, Grosseto sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 59 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 9.2 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 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Grosseto's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grosseto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:49 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.3 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Grosseto 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 8°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)
1127
2127
3127
4127
5127
6127
7127
8127
9127
10127
11127
12127
13127
14127
15127
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28117
29127
30127
31127

Grosseto 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 598.39.23.2
Feb12° / 587.910.33.5
Mar14° / 537.611.64.7
Apr17° / 11°538.513.15.8
May21° / 15°42714.47.2
Jun25° / 18°264.515.18.2
Jul28° / 21°152.414.88.0
Aug28° / 21°213.213.77.5
Sep25° / 19°767.612.37.5
Oct20° / 15°1049.910.86.6
Nov16° / 11°12212.29.64.8
Dec13° / 82108.93.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
165446
175446
185446
195446
205347
215347
225347
235248
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Grosseto gets around 59 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
627
726
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1325
1426
1526
1626
1726
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
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251000
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301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 14 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 7:52 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:524:46
28.97:524:47
38.97:524:47
48.97:524:48
59.07:524:49
69.07:524:50
79.07:524:51
89.07:524:52
99.07:514:53
109.07:514:54
119.17:514:55
129.17:514:56
139.17:504:57
149.17:504:58
159.27:504:59
169.27:495:00
179.27:495:01
189.27:485:03
199.37:485:04
209.37:475:05
219.37:475:06
229.47:465:07
239.47:465:08
249.47:455:10
259.47:445:11
269.57:435:12
279.57:435:13
289.57:425:15
299.67:415:16
309.67:405:17
319.77:395:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Grosseto

In seasonPeak

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

Grosseto's rainy season runs September–February, 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 Grosseto?

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

3.2
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 Grosseto.

What to pack for Grosseto in January

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

In January, Grosseto sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Grosseto 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 28 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Grosseto 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 Grosseto peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 14UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grosseto?

Grosseto sits at 42.8°N, 11.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Follonica, 34 km away.

Colle di Val d'ElsaCecinaPoggibonsiRosignano Solvay-CastiglioncelloViterbo

Topography around Grosseto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grosseto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Grosseto is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
562 m
80 km
1,724 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Follonica 34 km · Piombino 51 km · Siena 64 km · Colle di Val d'Elsa 73 km · Cecina 77 km · Poggibonsi 79 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 89 km · Viterbo 90 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 Grosseto (42.763°, 11.1094°, elevation 10 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).