San Giovanni Rotondo weather in January

In January, San Giovanni Rotondo sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Giovanni Rotondo's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Giovanni Rotondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

San Giovanni Rotondo 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Giovanni Rotondo reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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San Giovanni Rotondo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 6210.50.69.32.6
Feb12° / 5410.50.810.32.9
Mar14° / 6310.60.311.74.3
Apr18° / 10°66100.113.15.8
May23° / 14°558.8014.37.2
Jun28° / 18°426.60156.9
Jul30° / 21°335.1014.75.9
Aug30° / 21°335.8013.75.8
Sep26° / 17°649.5012.37.0
Oct21° / 13°669.3010.96.8
Nov16° / 739.60.19.65.0
Dec12° / 6810.90.693.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
95149
105149
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125050
135050
144951
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

San Giovanni Rotondo gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1354
2353
3343
4343
5343
6333
7333
8322
9322
10322
11312
12312
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14321
15321
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28351
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31352

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:304:31
29.07:304:32
39.07:304:32
49.17:304:33
59.17:304:34
69.17:304:35
79.17:304:36
89.17:304:37
99.17:304:38
109.27:294:39
119.27:294:40
129.27:294:41
139.27:294:42
149.27:284:43
159.37:284:44
169.37:284:45
179.37:274:46
189.37:274:47
199.47:264:48
209.47:264:50
219.47:254:51
229.57:254:52
239.57:244:53
249.57:244:54
259.57:234:55
269.67:224:57
279.67:214:58
289.67:214:59
299.77:205:00
309.77:195:01
319.77:185:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
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111.8Dim
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161.9Dim
171.9Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Giovanni Rotondo?

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

2.6
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 Giovanni Rotondo.

What to pack for San Giovanni Rotondo in January

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

In January, San Giovanni Rotondo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near San Giovanni Rotondo in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 22 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in San Giovanni Rotondo 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 San Giovanni Rotondo peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Giovanni Rotondo?

San Giovanni Rotondo sits at 41.7°N, 15.7°E, 566 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Manfredonia, 18 km away.

Topography around San Giovanni Rotondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Giovanni Rotondo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m.

The land around San Giovanni Rotondo is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (27%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
631 m
16 km
1,053 m
80 km
1,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Manfredonia 18 km · San Nicandro Garganico 20 km · San Severo 29 km · Foggia 31 km · Torremaggiore 36 km · Lucera 39 km · Orta Nova 42 km · Cerignola 51 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 San Giovanni Rotondo (41.7064°, 15.7277°, elevation 566 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).