Sciacca weather in January

In January, Sciacca sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 78 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Sciacca's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sciacca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:27 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sciacca reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 15°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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Sciacca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 11°789.59.74.1
Feb13° / 11°689.610.63.9
Mar14° / 12°537.411.74.8
Apr16° / 14°406.312.95.8
May19° / 17°152.9147.6
Jun23° / 20°40.914.59.0
Jul25° / 23°10.314.39.5
Aug26° / 24°20.613.49.1
Sep24° / 22°344.312.38.4
Oct21° / 19°677.3117.3
Nov18° / 16°8710.1106.0
Dec15° / 13°8310.79.54.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46436
56436
66436
76535
86436
96436
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116535
126535
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286436
296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sciacca gets around 78 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
428
528
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1228
1328
1428
1529
1630
1730
1831
1932
2033
2133
2234
2334
2435
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720light breeze
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1119light breeze
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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 7:27 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:274:54
29.57:274:55
39.57:284:56
49.57:284:57
59.57:284:57
69.57:284:58
79.57:284:59
89.57:285:00
99.67:285:01
109.67:285:02
119.67:285:03
129.67:275:03
139.67:275:04
149.67:275:05
159.77:275:06
169.77:275:07
179.77:265:08
189.77:265:09
199.77:265:10
209.87:255:11
219.87:255:12
229.87:245:13
239.87:245:14
249.97:235:15
259.97:235:16
269.97:225:18
279.97:225:19
2810.07:215:20
2910.07:205:21
3010.07:205:22
3110.17:195:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
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212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sciacca?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sciacca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sciacca in January

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

In January, Sciacca sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sciacca 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 7 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Sciacca 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 Sciacca peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sciacca?

Sciacca sits at 37.5°N, 13.1°E, 60 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Ribera, 16 km away.

Topography around Sciacca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sciacca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,576 m.

The land around Sciacca is covered by water (41%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
383 m
16 km
946 m
80 km
1,576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ribera 16 km · Castelvetrano 32 km · Porto Empedocle 46 km · Mazara del Vallo 47 km · Agrigento 49 km · Alcamo 53 km · Favara 55 km · Partinico 60 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 Sciacca (37.5069°, 13.084°, elevation 60 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).