San Severo weather in January

In January, San Severo sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.3 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 32% 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 Severo's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Severo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:29 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

San Severo is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2016

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Severo reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2125
3125
4125
5125
6125
7125
8125
9125
10125
11125
12125
13125
14125
15125
16125
17125
18115
19115
20115
21115
22114
23114
24114
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26114
27114
28124
29124
30124
31124

San Severo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 589.70.69.33.0
Feb12° / 519.90.610.33.3
Mar15° / 579.90.311.74.8
Apr19° / 10°599.5013.16.3
May24° / 14°457.5014.37.5
Jun29° / 19°335.60156.4
Jul31° / 21°274.5014.75.3
Aug31° / 21°315.1013.75.3
Sep27° / 17°548.1012.37.0
Oct22° / 13°557.8010.97.2
Nov17° / 658.809.65.5
Dec13° / 6210.20.393.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
144951
155050
164951
174951
184753
194852
204753
214753
224654
234555
244654
254654
264654
274852
284852
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

San Severo gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1313
2313
3313
4313
5313
6303
7303
8302
9292
10292
11292
12291
13291
14291
15301
16301
17311
18311
19311
20321
21321
22321
23321
24331
25331
26331
27332
28332
29322
30322
31322

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 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2612calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 7:31 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:314:32
29.07:314:33
39.07:314:34
49.17:314:35
59.17:314:36
69.17:314:37
79.17:314:37
89.17:314:38
99.17:314:39
109.27:314:40
119.27:314:41
129.27:304:42
139.27:304:43
149.27:304:44
159.37:294:45
169.37:294:46
179.37:294:48
189.37:284:49
199.47:284:50
209.47:274:51
219.47:274:52
229.57:264:53
239.57:254:54
249.57:254:56
259.57:244:57
269.67:234:58
279.67:234:59
289.67:225:00
299.77:215:02
309.77:205:03
319.77:195:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Severo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Severo in January

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

In January, San Severo sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near San Severo in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 16 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in San Severo 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 Severo peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 15UV 10Dec 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 Severo?

San Severo sits at 41.7°N, 15.4°E, 86 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Torremaggiore, 7.0 km away.

Topography around San Severo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Severo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around San Severo is covered by cropland (46%), trees (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), water (32%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Torremaggiore 7.0 km · Lucera 20 km · San Nicandro Garganico 23 km · San Giovanni Rotondo 29 km · Foggia 29 km · Manfredonia 45 km · Termoli 47 km · Orta Nova 48 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 Severo (41.6856°, 15.3815°, elevation 86 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).