Minturno weather in January

In January, Minturno sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Minturno's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minturno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:34 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Minturno 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Minturno reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°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)
1127
2127
3127
4127
5127
6127
7127
8127
9127
10127
11127
12127
13117
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Minturno weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 10410.30.39.42.9
Feb12° / 1029.90.510.33.0
Mar13° / 9710.20.211.73.9
Apr16° / 11°8711.50.113.14.8
May20° / 14°578.7014.36.6
Jun23° / 18°305.5014.98.0
Jul26° / 21°174014.78.4
Aug26° / 21°213.2013.78.3
Sep23° / 18°928.6012.37.4
Oct20° / 15°14410010.96.5
Nov16° / 11°20413.509.74.6
Dec13° / 14912.20.19.13.3

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
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125545
135545
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315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Minturno gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1350
2340
3330
4330
5320
6320
7310
8311
9311
10311
11311
12321
13321
14331
15331
16341
17341
18341
19351
20351
21351
22351
23351
24362
25362
26362
27362
28362
29362
30362
31363

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
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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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
411calm
511calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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2010calm
2111calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 7:36 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:364:40
29.17:364:41
39.17:364:42
49.17:364:43
59.17:364:44
69.17:364:44
79.27:364:45
89.27:364:46
99.27:364:47
109.27:364:48
119.27:364:49
129.27:364:50
139.37:354:51
149.37:354:52
159.37:354:53
169.37:344:54
179.47:344:55
189.47:344:56
199.47:334:58
209.47:334:59
219.57:325:00
229.57:315:01
239.57:315:02
249.67:305:03
259.67:305:04
269.67:295:06
279.67:285:07
289.77:275:08
299.77:275:09
309.77:265:10
319.87:255:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Minturno

In seasonPeak

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

Minturno's rainy season runs September–March, 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 Minturno?

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 Minturno.

What to pack for Minturno in January

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

In January, Minturno sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Minturno 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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 5 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Minturno 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 Minturno peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Minturno?

Minturno sits at 41.3°N, 13.7°E, 141 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Formia, 11 km away.

Topography around Minturno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minturno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,260 m.

The land around Minturno is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
1,526 m
80 km
2,260 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Formia 11 km · Gaeta 16 km · Mondragone 21 km · Cassino 26 km · Fondi 29 km · Castel Volturno 30 km · Terracina 42 km · Casal di Principe 43 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 Minturno (41.2629°, 13.7458°, elevation 141 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).