Poggibonsi weather in January

In January, Poggibonsi sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 31% 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 Poggibonsi's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poggibonsi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:51 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
60%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Poggibonsi is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.8 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Poggibonsi reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

How January really feels in Poggibonsi

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.

Poggibonsi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 608.70.99.11.8
Feb10° / 688.81.110.22.5
Mar14° / 689.30.411.64.2
Apr17° / 7911.4013.25.4
May22° / 11°729.9014.56.7
Jun26° / 15°497.3015.27.4
Jul29° / 18°324.4014.96.7
Aug29° / 18°405.6013.86.5
Sep25° / 14°948.9012.37.1
Oct19° / 10°11211010.86.1
Nov14° / 12312.20.19.53.7
Dec10° / 8510.60.48.82.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184654
194654
204555
214555
224456
234357
244357
254357
264357
274456
284357
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Poggibonsi gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2312
3302
4302
5292
6282
7282
8272
9272
10262
11262
12262
13262
14262
15262
16273
17273
18273
19273
20284
21284
22284
23294
24294
25294
26295
27295
28305
29305
30304
31304

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:54 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:544:43
28.87:544:44
38.87:544:45
48.97:544:46
58.97:544:47
68.97:544:48
78.97:544:48
88.97:544:49
98.97:544:50
109.07:534:51
119.07:534:52
129.07:534:53
139.07:534:55
149.17:524:56
159.17:524:57
169.17:514:58
179.17:514:59
189.27:515:00
199.27:505:01
209.27:495:03
219.37:495:04
229.37:485:05
239.37:485:06
249.37:475:08
259.47:465:09
269.47:455:10
279.47:445:11
289.57:445:13
299.57:435:14
309.67:425:15
319.67:415:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.62 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
121.5Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Poggibonsi?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poggibonsi.

What to pack for Poggibonsi in January

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

In January, Poggibonsi sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Poggibonsi 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 63 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 3 to Oct 22 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Poggibonsi 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 Poggibonsi peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Poggibonsi?

Poggibonsi sits at 43.5°N, 11.1°E, 116 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Colle di Val d'Elsa, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Poggibonsi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poggibonsi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,923 m.

The land around Poggibonsi is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
611 m
80 km
1,923 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Colle di Val d'Elsa 6.0 km · Siena 22 km · Scandicci 32 km · Empoli 32 km · San Giovanni Valdarno 33 km · San Miniato 33 km · Montevarchi 35 km · San Miniato Basso 35 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 Poggibonsi (43.4706°, 11.148°, elevation 116 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).