Reggio nell'Emilia weather in January

In January, Reggio nell'Emilia sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Reggio nell'Emilia's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reggio nell'Emilia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:58 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.4 µg/m³ · 2010

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Reggio nell'Emilia reaches about 7°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 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°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
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

How January really feels in Reggio nell'Emilia

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.

Reggio nell'Emilia weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 487.52.591.1
Feb10° / 587.42.210.12.3
Mar14° / 618.31.111.64.6
Apr18° / 8311.50.213.25.7
May23° / 13°8410.7014.66.7
Jun28° / 17°629.2015.36.4
Jul31° / 20°517.60155.3
Aug30° / 19°588.7013.95.5
Sep25° / 15°788.9012.37.1
Oct19° / 11°799.1010.76.1
Nov12° / 869.60.79.43.4
Dec / 658.22.28.71.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
164654
174654
184753
194753
204852
214753
224852
234852
244753
254852
264852
274951
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Reggio nell'Emilia gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1279
2279
3269
4258
5258
6248
7248
8248
9237
10237
11237
12237
13237
14237
15237
16237
17237
18247
19248
20248
21248
22259
23259
24259
25259
26259
27259
28259
29259
30259
31269

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 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 8:00 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:004:41
28.78:014:42
38.78:014:42
48.78:014:43
58.78:014:44
68.78:004:45
78.88:004:46
88.88:004:47
98.88:004:48
108.88:004:49
118.87:594:50
128.97:594:51
138.97:594:53
148.97:584:54
158.97:584:55
169.07:584:56
179.07:574:57
189.07:574:58
199.17:565:00
209.17:555:01
219.17:555:02
229.27:545:03
239.27:535:05
249.27:535:06
259.37:525:07
269.37:515:09
279.37:505:10
289.47:495:11
299.47:485:13
309.47:475:14
319.57:465:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Reggio nell'Emilia?

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

1.1
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 Reggio nell'Emilia.

What to pack for Reggio nell'Emilia in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Reggio nell'Emilia 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 Reggio nell'Emilia peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Reggio nell'Emilia 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 Reggio nell'Emilia is worst in January — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Reggio nell'Emilia's WHO annual average of 21.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1727 µg/m³Aug 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Reggio nell'Emilia?

Reggio nell'Emilia sits at 44.7°N, 10.6°E, 58 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Scandiano, 12 km away.

Topography around Reggio nell'Emilia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reggio nell'Emilia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,106 m.

The land around Reggio nell'Emilia is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
2,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Scandiano 12 km · Correggio 14 km · Sassuolo 21 km · Carpi 22 km · Formigine 22 km · Fiorano 23 km · Modena 24 km · Parma 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 Reggio nell'Emilia (44.6983°, 10.6312°, elevation 58 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).