Reggio Calabria weather in January

In January, Reggio Calabria sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Reggio Calabria's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reggio Calabria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 72 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 7:18 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 11.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Reggio Calabria reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Reggio Calabria weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-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	13° / 8°	72	9.5	9.7	3.6
Feb	13° / 8°	64	9.2	10.5	3.6
Mar	15° / 9°	63	9.5	11.7	4.6
Apr	17° / 11°	46	8.3	13	6.0
May	21° / 15°	24	4.3	14	7.8
Jun	26° / 19°	14	2.5	14.6	8.6
Jul	29° / 21°	5	1.1	14.4	7.8
Aug	29° / 22°	15	2.6	13.5	7.1
Sep	26° / 20°	50	6.3	12.3	7.7
Oct	22° / 16°	71	8.4	11	7.1
Nov	18° / 13°	70	9.2	9.9	5.9
Dec	14° / 9°	74	10.1	9.4	4.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	65	65	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	58	58	58	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	60	60
Cloudier (%)	35	35	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Reggio Calabria gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	29
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

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.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 4:42 PM to 5:11 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	9.5	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	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	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	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10
Sunset (PM)	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:19	4:42
2	9.4	7:19	4:43
3	9.4	7:19	4:44
4	9.4	7:19	4:45
5	9.4	7:19	4:45
6	9.5	7:19	4:46
7	9.5	7:19	4:47
8	9.5	7:19	4:48
9	9.5	7:19	4:49
10	9.5	7:19	4:50
11	9.5	7:19	4:51
12	9.5	7:19	4:52
13	9.6	7:19	4:52
14	9.6	7:18	4:53
15	9.6	7:18	4:54
16	9.6	7:18	4:55
17	9.6	7:18	4:56
18	9.7	7:17	4:57
19	9.7	7:17	4:58
20	9.7	7:16	4:59
21	9.7	7:16	5:00
22	9.8	7:16	5:02
23	9.8	7:15	5:03
24	9.8	7:15	5:04
25	9.8	7:14	5:05
26	9.9	7:13	5:06
27	9.9	7:13	5:07
28	9.9	7:12	5:08
29	10.0	7:12	5:09
30	10.0	7:11	5:10
31	10.0	7:10	5:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.34 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)	2.1	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	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7
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	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Reggio Calabria?

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

3.6

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 Reggio Calabria.

What to pack for Reggio Calabria in January

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

In January, Reggio Calabria sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Reggio Calabria 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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 12 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	22	25	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Reggio Calabria 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 Reggio Calabria peaks around July 16 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.

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

Location & terrain

Where is Reggio Calabria?

Reggio Calabria sits at 38.1°N, 15.7°E, 31 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Messina, 13 km away.

Topography around Reggio Calabria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reggio Calabria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,306 m.

The land around Reggio Calabria is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (31%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

432 m

trees 34%

16 km

1,549 m

trees 41%

80 km

3,306 m

water 61%

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

January weather nearby: Messina 13 km · Palmi 32 km · Milazzo 39 km · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 39 km · Gioia Tauro 41 km · Taormina 43 km · Siderno 58 km · Giarre 60 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 Reggio Calabria (38.1105°, 15.6613°, elevation 31 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	29
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	29
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	29
4	29
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	30
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0