Oristano weather in January

In January, Oristano sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 66 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 9.5 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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Oristano's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oristano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:51 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 26.5 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 Oristano reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°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)
1148
2138
3138
4138
5138
6138
7138
8138
9138
10138
11138
12138
13138
14138
15138
16138
17138
18138
19138
20138
21138
22138
23138
24138
25138
26138
27138
28138
29138
30138
31138

Oristano 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° / 668.99.53.9
Feb13° / 608.710.43.8
Mar15° / 558.111.74.9
Apr17° / 11°588.4135.9
May21° / 14°41614.27.3
Jun25° / 18°162.914.88.6
Jul27° / 20°40.914.58.7
Aug28° / 21°81.713.68.0
Sep25° / 19°385.112.38.0
Oct22° / 16°668.210.97.1
Nov18° / 12°10211.49.85.5
Dec14° / 8710.59.24.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35248
45248
55347
65347
75446
85347
95446
105446
115446
125446
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185545
195545
205446
215446
225446
235446
245347
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Oristano gets around 66 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1428
1528
1628
1729
1829
1929
2030
2130
2230
2331
2431
2531
2632
2732
2833
2933
3033
3134

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:525:05
29.27:525:06
39.27:535:07
49.27:535:08
59.37:535:08
69.37:535:09
79.37:535:10
89.37:535:11
99.37:535:12
109.37:525:13
119.47:525:14
129.47:525:15
139.47:525:16
149.47:525:17
159.47:515:18
169.57:515:19
179.57:515:20
189.57:505:21
199.57:505:22
209.67:495:23
219.67:495:24
229.67:485:25
239.67:485:26
249.77:475:27
259.77:475:29
269.77:465:30
279.87:455:31
289.87:455:32
299.87:445:33
309.97:435:34
319.97:425:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Oristano

In seasonPeak

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

Oristano's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Oristano?

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

3.9
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 Oristano.

What to pack for Oristano in January

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

In January, Oristano sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Oristano 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 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 28 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Oristano 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 Oristano peaks around July 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oristano?

Oristano sits at 39.9°N, 8.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Iglesias, 66 km away.

IglesiasAsseminiAlgheroNuoroSestuCarboniaSinnaiMonserrato

Topography around Oristano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oristano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,816 m.

The land around Oristano is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), grassland (23%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
627 m
80 km
1,816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Iglesias 66 km · Assemini 76 km · Alghero 77 km · Nuoro 78 km · Sestu 80 km · Carbonia 82 km · Sinnai 85 km · Monserrato 86 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 Oristano (39.9036°, 8.5926°, elevation 9 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).