Massa weather in January

In January, Massa sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 123 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Massa's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 123 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 7:57 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.6; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 11.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Massa reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 11°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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Massa 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 5°	123	11.9	1	9.1	1.6
Feb	9° / 5°	115	10.7	1.3	10.2	1.8
Mar	11° / 7°	115	11.2	0.7	11.6	2.9
Apr	14° / 10°	119	13	0.1	13.2	3.9
May	18° / 14°	92	11.7	0	14.5	5.6
Jun	21° / 17°	75	9.5	0	15.2	6.9
Jul	24° / 20°	45	7.1	0	15	8.0
Aug	24° / 20°	45	7.3	0	13.8	7.9
Sep	21° / 17°	125	10.2	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	17° / 14°	198	13.2	0	10.8	5.3
Nov	13° / 10°	206	14	0.3	9.4	3.2
Dec	10° / 6°	169	12.8	1	8.8	2.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	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 (%)	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	46	47	47
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	54	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Massa gets around 123 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	3
2	43	3
3	42	3
4	42	3
5	42	3
6	41	2
7	41	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	39	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	38	2
14	38	2
15	38	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	4
22	37	4
23	37	4
24	37	4
25	38	4
26	38	5
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	5
30	38	5
31	38	5

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in January

Winds average 11 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.

	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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:00 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:19 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)	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:58	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46
Sunset (PM)	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.8	8:00	4:45
2	8.8	8:00	4:46
3	8.8	8:00	4:47
4	8.8	8:00	4:48
5	8.8	8:00	4:49
6	8.8	8:00	4:50
7	8.8	8:00	4:51
8	8.9	8:00	4:51
9	8.9	8:00	4:52
10	8.9	7:59	4:54
11	8.9	7:59	4:55
12	8.9	7:59	4:56
13	9.0	7:59	4:57
14	9.0	7:58	4:58
15	9.0	7:58	4:59
16	9.0	7:57	5:00
17	9.1	7:57	5:01
18	9.1	7:56	5:02
19	9.1	7:56	5:04
20	9.2	7:55	5:05
21	9.2	7:55	5:06
22	9.2	7:54	5:07
23	9.3	7:53	5:09
24	9.3	7:52	5:10
25	9.3	7:52	5:11
26	9.4	7:51	5:12
27	9.4	7:50	5:14
28	9.4	7:49	5:15
29	9.5	7:48	5:16
30	9.5	7:47	5:18
31	9.5	7:46	5:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.63 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)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.4	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.4	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.5	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.5	Dim
11	1.5	Dim
12	1.5	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	2.0	Dim
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Massa?

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

1.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massa.

What to pack for Massa in January

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

In January, Massa sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Massa 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 18 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 1 to Oct 20 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	18	22	25	25	23	20	18	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Massa 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 Massa peaks around July 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Massa?

Massa sits at 44.0°N, 10.1°E, 65 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Marina di Massa, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Massa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m.

The land around Massa is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

769 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,862 m

trees 52%

80 km

2,111 m

trees 52%

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

January weather nearby: Marina di Massa 4.0 km · Carrara 6.0 km · Marina di Carrara 8.0 km · Pietrasanta 11 km · Camaiore 16 km · Sarzana 17 km · Viareggio 21 km · Massarosa 25 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 Massa (44.0354°, 10.1393°, elevation 65 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	9	6
2	9	6
3	9	6
4	9	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	9	6
9	9	6
10	9	6
11	9	6
12	9	6
13	9	6
14	9	6
15	9	6
16	9	5
17	9	5
18	9	5
19	9	5
20	9	5
21	9	5
22	9	5
23	9	5
24	9	5
25	9	5
26	9	5
27	9	5
28	9	5
29	9	5
30	9	5
31	9	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	3
2	43	3
3	42	3
4	42	3
5	42	3
6	41	2
7	41	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	39	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	38	2
14	38	2
15	38	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	4
22	37	4
23	37	4
24	37	4
25	38	4
26	38	5
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	5
30	38	5
31	38	5

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	3
2	43	3
3	42	3
4	42	3
5	42	3
6	41	2
7	41	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	39	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	38	2
14	38	2
15	38	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	4
22	37	4
23	37	4
24	37	4
25	38	4
26	38	5
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	5
30	38	5
31	38	5

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	3
2	43	3
3	42	3
4	42	3
5	42	3
6	41	2
7	41	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	39	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	38	2
14	38	2
15	38	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	4
22	37	4
23	37	4
24	37	4
25	38	4
26	38	5
27	38	5
28	38	5
29	38	5
30	38	5
31	38	5

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