Palmi weather in January

In January, Palmi sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 119 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Palmi's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 119 mm; 14.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 7:18 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 11th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Palmi is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Palmi reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 2°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Palmi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 8°	119	14.8	9.6	2.9
Feb	12° / 8°	114	13.6	10.5	2.8
Mar	13° / 9°	106	13	11.7	3.7
Apr	16° / 11°	80	12.3	13	4.9
May	20° / 15°	48	7.9	14.1	6.9
Jun	24° / 19°	33	5.8	14.6	8.2
Jul	26° / 21°	19	4.6	14.4	8.4
Aug	27° / 22°	26	5	13.5	8.1
Sep	24° / 20°	76	10.4	12.3	7.3
Oct	21° / 17°	100	11.5	11	6.5
Nov	17° / 13°	111	12.9	9.9	5.1
Dec	13° / 10°	142	15.3	9.4	3.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	58	57	57	58	58	57	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	42	43	43	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Palmi gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	50
31	50

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 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.

	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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:10 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)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10
Sunset (PM)	4:41	4:42	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:19	4:41
2	9.4	7:19	4:42
3	9.4	7:19	4:42
4	9.4	7:19	4:43
5	9.4	7:19	4:44
6	9.4	7:19	4:45
7	9.4	7:19	4:46
8	9.5	7:19	4:46
9	9.5	7:19	4:47
10	9.5	7:19	4:48
11	9.5	7:19	4:49
12	9.5	7:19	4:50
13	9.5	7:19	4:51
14	9.6	7:18	4:52
15	9.6	7:18	4:53
16	9.6	7:18	4:54
17	9.6	7:17	4:55
18	9.6	7:17	4:56
19	9.7	7:17	4:57
20	9.7	7:16	4:58
21	9.7	7:16	4:59
22	9.7	7:15	5:00
23	9.8	7:15	5:01
24	9.8	7:14	5:02
25	9.8	7:14	5:03
26	9.9	7:13	5:04
27	9.9	7:13	5:06
28	9.9	7:12	5:07
29	9.9	7:11	5:08
30	10.0	7:11	5:09
31	10.0	7:10	5:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.26 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)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Palmi?

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

2.9

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 Palmi.

What to pack for Palmi in January

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

In January, Palmi sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Palmi 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 11 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	15	16	19	23	26	27	25	22	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Palmi 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 Palmi 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 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	5	7	9	10	9	6	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Palmi 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 Palmi is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	13	15	16	15	13	15	15	12	11	9	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Palmi?

Palmi sits at 38.4°N, 15.9°E, 228 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Gioia Tauro, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palmi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.

The land around Palmi is covered by trees (52%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

593 m

trees 52%

16 km

1,112 m

water 46%

80 km

1,931 m

water 65%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

January weather nearby: Gioia Tauro 8.0 km · Messina 32 km · Reggio Calabria 32 km · Siderno 40 km · Vibo Valentia 41 km · Milazzo 56 km · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 60 km · Taormina 75 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 Palmi (38.3594°, 15.8515°, elevation 228 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	50
31	50

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	50
31	50

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	50
30	50
31	50

	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