Pietrasanta weather in January

In January, Pietrasanta sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 123 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°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 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pietrasanta's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pietrasanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
123 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:57 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Pietrasanta is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pietrasanta reaches about 9°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 6°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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Pietrasanta weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12311.919.11.6
Feb / 11510.71.310.21.8
Mar11° / 11511.20.711.62.9
Apr14° / 10°119130.113.23.9
May18° / 14°9211.7014.55.6
Jun21° / 17°759.5015.26.9
Jul24° / 20°457.1014.98.0
Aug24° / 20°457.3013.87.9
Sep21° / 17°12510.2012.36.7
Oct17° / 14°19813.2010.85.3
Nov13° / 10°206140.39.43.2
Dec10° / 16912.818.82.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94357
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114456
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Pietrasanta gets around 123 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1433
2433
3423
4423
5423
6412
7412
8402
9402
10392
11392
12382
13382
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16373
17373
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20373
21374
22374
23374
24374
25384
26385
27385
28385
29385
30385
31385

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:59 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:594:45
28.87:594:46
38.88:004:47
48.88:004:48
58.87:594:49
68.87:594:49
78.97:594:50
88.97:594:51
98.97:594:52
108.97:594:53
118.97:594:54
129.07:584:56
139.07:584:57
149.07:584:58
159.07:574:59
169.17:575:00
179.17:565:01
189.17:565:02
199.17:555:04
209.27:555:05
219.27:545:06
229.27:535:07
239.37:535:09
249.37:525:10
259.37:515:11
269.47:505:12
279.47:505:14
289.47:495:15
299.57:485:16
309.57:475:18
319.67:465:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
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312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pietrasanta?

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

1.6
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 Pietrasanta.

What to pack for Pietrasanta in January

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

In January, Pietrasanta sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Pietrasanta 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 20 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Pietrasanta 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 Pietrasanta peaks around July 13 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pietrasanta 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 Pietrasanta is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1918 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pietrasanta?

Pietrasanta sits at 44.0°N, 10.2°E, 14 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Camaiore, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Pietrasanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pietrasanta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,818 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.

The land around Pietrasanta is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
774 m
16 km
1,818 m
80 km
2,129 m
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January weather nearby: Camaiore 6.0 km · Viareggio 10 km · Marina di Massa 11 km · Massa 11 km · Massarosa 14 km · Carrara 17 km · Marina di Carrara 17 km · Lucca 26 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 Pietrasanta (43.9595°, 10.2278°, elevation 14 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).