Spoleto weather in January

In January, Spoleto sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Spoleto's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spoleto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:43 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Spoleto is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.5 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Spoleto reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°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)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3180

How January really feels in Spoleto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Spoleto weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 619.12.19.21.1
Feb / 709.32.710.31.6
Mar12° / 8310.4211.63.2
Apr15° / 9112.40.513.14.5
May20° / 10°8011.1014.46.3
Jun25° / 14°518.2015.17.4
Jul28° / 16°305014.87.4
Aug28° / 16°336.1013.77.0
Sep23° / 13°698.5012.37.2
Oct18° / 819.9010.86.0
Nov12° / 10911.60.79.63.3
Dec / 9110.228.91.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95545
105446
115446
125446
135446
145347
155347
165248
175248
185149
195149
205050
214951
224951
234852
244852
254852
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Spoleto gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1327
2317
3306
4306
5296
6285
7285
8275
9275
10275
11275
12275
13275
14275
15285
16286
17296
18296
19307
20307
21307
22318
23318
24318
25329
26329
27329
28329
29329
303210
313310

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:454:39
28.97:454:40
38.97:454:41
48.97:454:42
59.07:454:43
69.07:454:44
79.07:454:45
89.07:454:45
99.07:454:46
109.07:454:47
119.17:444:48
129.17:444:50
139.17:444:51
149.17:444:52
159.27:434:53
169.27:434:54
179.27:424:55
189.27:424:56
199.37:414:57
209.37:414:58
219.37:405:00
229.47:405:01
239.47:395:02
249.47:385:03
259.47:385:04
269.57:375:06
279.57:365:07
289.57:355:08
299.67:345:10
309.67:345:11
319.77:335:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Spoleto?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Spoleto.

What to pack for Spoleto in January

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

In January, Spoleto sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Spoleto 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 Spoleto 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
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Spoleto?

Spoleto sits at 42.7°N, 12.7°E, 396 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Terni, 21 km away.

Topography around Spoleto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spoleto has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 689 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,813 m.

The land around Spoleto is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
689 m
16 km
1,467 m
80 km
2,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Terni 21 km · Foligno 24 km · Todi 27 km · Assisi 37 km · Rieti 39 km · Bastia umbra 39 km · Perugia 50 km · Viterbo 63 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 Spoleto (42.7407°, 12.739°, elevation 396 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. 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).