Pavia weather in January

In January, Pavia sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pavia's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:05 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23.3 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 Pavia reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3191

How January really feels in Pavia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Pavia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 556.71.691.3
Feb10° / 526.51.210.12.6
Mar15° / 627.60.411.65.0
Apr19° / 10°8010.3013.26.1
May24° / 14°8610.2014.66.8
Jun28° / 18°709.2015.46.1
Jul31° / 21°517.6015.14.9
Aug30° / 20°708.4013.95.2
Sep25° / 16°898.2012.37.1
Oct19° / 11°979.6010.76.0
Nov12° / 11810.30.49.33.3
Dec / 687.71.68.61.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54852
64753
74753
84753
94852
104852
114753
124753
134852
144852
154951
164951
175050
185149
195149
205149
215149
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285149
295149
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pavia gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1246
2246
3246
4236
5236
6236
7235
8235
9235
10235
11235
12224
13224
14224
15224
16224
17214
18214
19214
20214
21214
22214
23205
24205
25205
26215
27215
28215
29215
30225
31226

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:084:45
28.68:084:46
38.68:084:47
48.78:084:47
58.78:084:48
68.78:084:49
78.78:084:50
88.78:084:51
98.78:084:52
108.88:074:53
118.88:074:54
128.88:074:56
138.88:064:57
148.98:064:58
158.98:064:59
168.98:055:00
178.98:055:01
189.08:045:03
199.08:035:04
209.08:035:05
219.18:025:06
229.18:015:08
239.18:015:09
249.28:005:10
259.27:595:12
269.27:585:13
279.37:575:14
289.37:565:16
299.47:565:17
309.47:555:18
319.47:545:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pavia?

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

1.3
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 Pavia.

What to pack for Pavia in January

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

In January, Pavia sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Pavia 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 Pavia peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 14UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pavia 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 Pavia is worst in January — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pavia's WHO annual average of 23.3 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1728 µg/m³Aug 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pavia?

Pavia sits at 45.2°N, 9.2°E, 77 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Rozzano, 21 km away.

Topography around Pavia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pavia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,801 m.

The land around Pavia is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
1,801 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Rozzano 21 km · Melegnano 22 km · San Giuliano Milanese 25 km · Voghera 25 km · San Donato Milanese 26 km · Romano Banco 26 km · Trezzano sul Naviglio 27 km · Corsico 27 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 Pavia (45.1921°, 9.1592°, elevation 77 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. 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).