Livorno weather in January

In January, Livorno sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Livorno's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Livorno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:55 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.7 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Livorno reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°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)
1129
2129
3129
4129
5119
6119
7119
8119
9119
10118
11118
12118
13118
14118
15118
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29118
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31118

Livorno 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
Jan11° / 729.80.19.12.9
Feb11° / 698.70.510.23.0
Mar13° / 10°638.10.111.63.9
Apr15° / 12°709.7013.24.9
May19° / 16°547.4014.56.7
Jun23° / 20°415.4015.28.0
Jul25° / 22°213.1014.98.6
Aug26° / 23°334.9013.88.1
Sep23° / 20°1038.9012.37.3
Oct19° / 16°13711.7010.86.1
Nov15° / 13°14513.809.54.3
Dec12° / 9812.20.28.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95050
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205446
215446
225347
235347
245248
255149
265149
275149
284951
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Livorno gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
532
632
731
831
930
1030
1130
1230
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3032
3132

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
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 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:57 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:574:46
28.87:584:47
38.87:584:48
48.97:584:49
58.97:584:50
68.97:584:51
78.97:574:51
88.97:574:52
98.97:574:53
109.07:574:54
119.07:574:55
129.07:564:57
139.07:564:58
149.07:564:59
159.17:555:00
169.17:555:01
179.17:555:02
189.27:545:03
199.27:545:04
209.27:535:06
219.27:525:07
229.37:525:08
239.37:515:09
249.37:505:11
259.47:505:12
269.47:495:13
279.47:485:14
289.57:475:16
299.57:465:17
309.57:455:18
319.67:445:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Livorno

In seasonPeak

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

Livorno'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 Livorno?

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

2.9
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 Livorno.

What to pack for Livorno in January

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

In January, Livorno sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Livorno 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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Livorno 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 Livorno peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Livorno?

Livorno sits at 43.5°N, 10.3°E, 3 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Pisa, 19 km away.

Topography around Livorno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Livorno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m.

The land around Livorno is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
2,111 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pisa 19 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 19 km · Cascina 23 km · Pontedera 28 km · Cecina 31 km · Massarosa 36 km · Lucca 36 km · Viareggio 36 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 Livorno (43.5443°, 10.3262°, elevation 3 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).