San Cataldo weather in January

In January, San Cataldo sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 San Cataldo's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Cataldo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 53 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 7:23 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

San Cataldo is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Cataldo reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

San Cataldo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	53	8	9.7	3.5
Feb	13° / 3°	53	8.1	10.6	3.6
Mar	15° / 5°	49	8.6	11.7	4.7
Apr	18° / 8°	47	8.3	12.9	6.1
May	23° / 12°	25	4.6	14	7.9
Jun	27° / 16°	17	3.3	14.5	7.7
Jul	30° / 18°	5	1	14.3	6.6
Aug	30° / 19°	11	2.4	13.4	6.3
Sep	26° / 16°	37	5.8	12.3	7.6
Oct	22° / 13°	62	7.4	11	7.4
Nov	17° / 8°	56	8.1	10	5.9
Dec	13° / 5°	51	7.9	9.5	4.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 45%.

	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 (%)	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	57	56	56	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	54
Cloudier (%)	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Cataldo gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 30% 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 (%)	26	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 7:24 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:19 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)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15
Sunset (PM)	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	7:24	4:51
2	9.5	7:24	4:52
3	9.5	7:24	4:52
4	9.5	7:24	4:53
5	9.5	7:24	4:54
6	9.5	7:24	4:55
7	9.5	7:24	4:56
8	9.5	7:24	4:56
9	9.6	7:24	4:57
10	9.6	7:24	4:58
11	9.6	7:24	4:59
12	9.6	7:24	5:00
13	9.6	7:24	5:01
14	9.6	7:23	5:02
15	9.7	7:23	5:03
16	9.7	7:23	5:04
17	9.7	7:23	5:05
18	9.7	7:22	5:06
19	9.7	7:22	5:07
20	9.8	7:22	5:08
21	9.8	7:21	5:09
22	9.8	7:21	5:10
23	9.8	7:20	5:11
24	9.9	7:20	5:12
25	9.9	7:19	5:13
26	9.9	7:19	5:14
27	9.9	7:18	5:15
28	10.0	7:17	5:16
29	10.0	7:17	5:17
30	10.0	7:16	5:18
31	10.1	7:15	5:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.42 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)	2.2	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	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8
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	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate
31	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Cataldo?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Cataldo.

What to pack for San Cataldo in January

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

In January, San Cataldo sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near San Cataldo 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 41 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 5 to Nov 12 — about 5.3 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	21	24	26	24	22	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	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	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in San Cataldo 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 San Cataldo peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	4	6	5	5	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in San Cataldo 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 San Cataldo is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is San Cataldo?

San Cataldo sits at 37.5°N, 14.0°E, 625 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Caltanissetta, 7.0 km away.

Topography around San Cataldo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Cataldo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 555 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m.

The land around San Cataldo is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (28%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

368 m

grassland 45%

16 km

765 m

cropland 45%

80 km

1,958 m

grassland 34%

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← December San Cataldo year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Caltanissetta 7.0 km · Canicattì 19 km · Enna 27 km · Favara 34 km · Piazza Armerina 36 km · Palma di Montechiaro 38 km · Agrigento 41 km · Licata 43 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 San Cataldo (37.4841°, 13.9854°, elevation 625 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

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