Olbia weather in January

In January, Olbia sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.5 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 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Olbia's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olbia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:50 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 20.6 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Olbia reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°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)
1139
2139
3139
4139
5139
6139
7139
8139
9139
10139
11139
12139
13139
14139
15139
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28138
29138
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31138

Olbia 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 568.59.43.8
Feb13° / 438.110.43.8
Mar15° / 10°55811.74.7
Apr17° / 11°518.213.15.7
May20° / 15°425.914.37.3
Jun24° / 19°162.814.98.6
Jul27° / 21°71.214.68.6
Aug28° / 22°112.313.68.1
Sep25° / 19°365.412.38.0
Oct21° / 16°637.910.97.1
Nov17° / 13°7810.39.75.5
Dec14° / 10°629.39.14.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45842
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125842
135842
145842
155842
165743
175743
185842
195842
205743
215743
225743
235644
245644
255644
265743
275842
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Olbia gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1427
1527
1628
1728
1829
1929
2030
2130
2230
2330
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

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 7:52 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:524:58
29.17:524:59
39.17:525:00
49.17:525:01
59.27:525:02
69.27:525:02
79.27:525:03
89.27:525:04
99.27:525:05
109.27:525:06
119.37:525:07
129.37:525:08
139.37:515:09
149.37:515:10
159.37:515:11
169.47:505:12
179.47:505:13
189.47:505:14
199.47:495:16
209.57:495:17
219.57:485:18
229.57:485:19
239.67:475:20
249.67:465:21
259.67:465:22
269.67:455:24
279.77:445:25
289.77:445:26
299.77:435:27
309.87:425:28
319.87:415:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Olbia?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Olbia.

What to pack for Olbia in January

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

In January, Olbia sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Olbia 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 25 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 10 to Oct 19 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Olbia 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 Olbia peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Olbia?

Olbia sits at 40.9°N, 9.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Nuoro, 69 km away.

NuoroMonte RoselloSassariPorto TorresAlgheroAjaccioOristanoSinnai

Topography around Olbia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olbia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,434 m.

The land around Olbia is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
727 m
80 km
1,434 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nuoro 69 km · Monte Rosello 81 km · Sassari 82 km · Porto Torres 92 km · Alghero 107 km · Ajaccio 128 km · Oristano 137 km · Sinnai 182 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 Olbia (40.9234°, 9.498°, elevation 15 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).