Savona weather in January

In January, Savona sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Savona's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Savona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:05 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Savona reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2106
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Savona 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
Jan / 95102.29.12.1
Feb10° / 788.9210.22.3
Mar12° / 9510.7111.63.3
Apr15° / 11°9511.30.113.24.3
May18° / 15°7411.4014.55.7
Jun22° / 18°519.1015.36.9
Jul24° / 21°367.10157.8
Aug25° / 21°458013.87.6
Sep22° / 18°1129.5012.36.9
Oct18° / 15°15712.60.110.85.5
Nov13° / 10°19312.20.59.43.6
Dec10° / 112111.78.72.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54852
64951
74951
84852
94852
104951
114852
124852
134951
144951
155050
165149
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255248
265347
275248
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Savona gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1347
2347
3347
4347
5347
6347
7347
8346
9346
10336
11336
12336
13325
14325
15325
16325
17316
18316
19316
20317
21317
22317
23318
24318
25319
26319
27329
28329
293210
303210
313210

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
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8100
9100
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14100
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18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
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1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 8:08 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:084:51
28.78:084:52
38.78:084:53
48.88:084:53
58.88:084:54
68.88:084:55
78.88:084:56
88.88:074:57
98.88:074:58
108.98:074:59
118.98:075:00
128.98:065:01
138.98:065:02
149.08:065:04
159.08:055:05
169.08:055:06
179.08:045:07
189.18:045:08
199.18:035:09
209.18:035:11
219.28:025:12
229.28:015:13
239.28:015:14
249.38:005:16
259.37:595:17
269.37:585:18
279.47:585:20
289.47:575:21
299.47:565:22
309.57:555:24
319.57:545:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.7Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Dim
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Savona

In seasonPeak

In January, Savona sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Savona's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Savona?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Savona.

What to pack for Savona in January

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

In January, Savona sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Savona 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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 19 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Savona 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 Savona peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Savona?

Savona sits at 44.3°N, 8.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Albenga, 35 km away.

Topography around Savona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Savona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,699 m.

The land around Savona is covered by water (41%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
374 m
16 km
1,284 m
80 km
2,699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Albenga 35 km · Genoa 39 km · Acqui Terme 41 km · Mondovì 53 km · Alba 56 km · Novi Ligure 56 km · Portofino 58 km · Imperia 58 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 Savona (44.309°, 8.4771°, elevation 4 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).