Porto Empedocle weather in January

In January, Porto Empedocle sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 68 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Porto Empedocle's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Empedocle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:24 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Porto Empedocle is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.9 µg/m³ · 2018

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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Porto Empedocle reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1159
2159
3159
4159
5149
6149
7149
8149
9149
10149
11149
12149
13149
14149
15149
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28149
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31149

Porto Empedocle weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 688.89.74.5
Feb14° / 588.210.64.5
Mar16° / 10°477.111.75.5
Apr18° / 12°39612.96.8
May22° / 16°153.1148.2
Jun26° / 19°51.314.58.9
Jul28° / 22°10.314.38.4
Aug29° / 23°40.913.47.6
Sep26° / 21°424.812.37.9
Oct23° / 17°727.3117.6
Nov19° / 14°839.6106.3
Dec16° / 11°719.49.55.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46634
56634
66634
76634
86535
96535
106535
116436
126337
136337
146337
156238
166238
176139
186040
196040
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
276139
286139
296139
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Porto Empedocle gets around 68 mm of rain over 8.8 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 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1427
1528
1628
1729
1830
1930
2031
2131
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 (%)
1964
2964
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:254:53
29.57:254:54
39.57:254:55
49.57:254:56
59.57:254:56
69.57:254:57
79.57:254:58
89.67:254:59
99.67:255:00
109.67:255:01
119.67:255:01
129.67:255:02
139.67:255:03
149.77:255:04
159.77:255:05
169.77:245:06
179.77:245:07
189.77:245:08
199.87:235:09
209.87:235:10
219.87:235:11
229.87:225:12
239.97:225:13
249.97:215:14
259.97:215:15
269.97:205:16
2710.07:195:17
2810.07:195:18
2910.07:185:19
3010.07:185:21
3110.17:175:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Porto Empedocle?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Porto Empedocle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto Empedocle in January

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

In January, Porto Empedocle sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Porto Empedocle 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 at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 8 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Porto Empedocle 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 Porto Empedocle peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Porto Empedocle 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 Porto Empedocle is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Porto Empedocle's WHO annual average of 15.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1620 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Empedocle?

Porto Empedocle sits at 37.3°N, 13.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Agrigento, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Porto Empedocle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Empedocle has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m.

The land around Porto Empedocle is covered by water (46%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and water (35%), grassland (34%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
1,958 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Agrigento 5.0 km · Favara 13 km · Palma di Montechiaro 24 km · Canicattì 30 km · Ribera 33 km · Licata 42 km · Sciacca 46 km · San Cataldo 46 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 Porto Empedocle (37.2894°, 13.5249°, elevation 2 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).