Monfalcone weather in January

In January, Monfalcone sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°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 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 Monfalcone's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monfalcone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Monfalcone is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.3 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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Monfalcone reaches about 8°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 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Monfalcone weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 919.60.68.91.3
Feb / 918.4110.11.6
Mar11° / 9390.411.63.0
Apr15° / 11°9710.50.113.34.4
May19° / 15°10510.6014.76.2
Jun24° / 19°879.4015.57.2
Jul26° / 21°637.2015.27.5
Aug26° / 22°907.4013.97.4
Sep22° / 18°17010.4012.36.8
Oct18° / 14°19512.6010.75.4
Nov13° / 10°20113.40.39.33.3
Dec / 12710.30.88.51.8

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94456
104456
114456
124456
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144555
154654
164555
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194654
204753
214753
224654
234555
244555
254555
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304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Monfalcone gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1333
2343
3343
4343
5342
6342
7342
8342
9342
10342
11332
12332
13332
14322
15322
16312
17302
18302
19292
20292
21282
22282
23282
24282
25282
26282
27292
28292
29292
30302
31302

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
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28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 4:25 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:534:25
28.57:534:26
38.67:534:27
48.67:534:28
58.67:534:29
68.67:534:30
78.67:534:30
88.67:534:32
98.77:524:33
108.77:524:34
118.77:524:35
128.77:514:36
138.87:514:37
148.87:514:38
158.87:504:39
168.87:504:41
178.97:494:42
188.97:494:43
198.97:484:44
209.07:474:46
219.07:474:47
229.07:464:48
239.17:454:50
249.17:444:51
259.17:444:52
269.27:434:54
279.27:424:55
289.37:414:56
299.37:404:58
309.37:394:59
319.47:385:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Monfalcone?

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

1.3
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 Monfalcone.

What to pack for Monfalcone in January

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

In January, Monfalcone sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Monfalcone 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 21 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 Monfalcone 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 Monfalcone 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 Monfalcone 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 Monfalcone 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 Monfalcone's WHO annual average of 12.3 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1816 µg/m³Sep 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Monfalcone?

Monfalcone sits at 45.8°N, 13.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Gorizia, 17 km away.

Topography around Monfalcone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monfalcone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,763 m.

The land around Monfalcone is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (34%), water (23%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
2,763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Gorizia 17 km · Nova Gorica 19 km · Trieste 26 km · Piran 31 km · Koper 32 km · Divača 36 km · Udine 37 km · Postojna 53 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 Monfalcone (45.8046°, 13.5329°, elevation 7 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).