Saluzzo weather in January

In January, Saluzzo sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 45% 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 Saluzzo's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saluzzo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:10 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Saluzzo 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saluzzo reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 12°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)
170
270
370
470
570
670
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

How January really feels in Saluzzo

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.

Saluzzo 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 / -0°679.34.591.1
Feb / 718.7410.12.0
Mar13° / 92101.811.64.0
Apr17° / 12912.60.313.25.0
May21° / 12°14114.3014.65.8
Jun25° / 16°11612.8015.36.5
Jul27° / 18°8210.90156.6
Aug27° / 17°9110.9013.96.7
Sep22° / 14°12111012.36.6
Oct16° / 10°13814.20.210.74.7
Nov11° / 14212.81.19.42.6
Dec / 739.93.68.71.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55644
65545
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155545
165545
175644
185743
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265941
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saluzzo gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12914
22914
32914
42914
53014
63014
73014
83014
93014
103013
113113
123113
133113
143113
153113
163013
173013
183014
193014
203014
213014
223015
233015
243015
253115
263115
273116
283116
293216
303216
313216

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 8:13 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:134:54
28.78:134:54
38.78:134:55
48.78:134:56
58.78:134:57
68.88:134:58
78.88:134:59
88.88:135:00
98.88:125:01
108.88:125:02
118.98:125:03
128.98:125:04
138.98:115:05
148.98:115:06
159.08:105:08
169.08:105:09
179.08:095:10
189.08:095:11
199.18:085:12
209.18:085:14
219.18:075:15
229.28:065:16
239.28:065:17
249.28:055:19
259.38:045:20
269.38:035:21
279.38:025:23
289.48:025:24
299.48:015:25
309.48:005:27
319.57:595:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saluzzo?

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 Saluzzo.

What to pack for Saluzzo in January

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

In January, Saluzzo sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Saluzzo 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 Saluzzo peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saluzzo 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 Saluzzo is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2118 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saluzzo?

Saluzzo sits at 44.6°N, 7.5°E, 340 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Savigliano, 13 km away.

Topography around Saluzzo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saluzzo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,666 m.

The land around Saluzzo is covered by trees (38%), grassland (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
1,301 m
80 km
3,666 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Savigliano 13 km · Fossano 21 km · Cuneo 29 km · Carmagnola 29 km · Bra 29 km · Pinerolo 29 km · Mondovì 38 km · Piossasco 38 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 Saluzzo (44.6467°, 7.4931°, elevation 340 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).