Varese weather in January

In January, Varese sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Varese's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:09 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.8 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 Varese reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2981
3081
3181

How January really feels in Varese

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.

Varese weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 677.22.58.91.0
Feb / 656.82.310.11.9
Mar13° / 878.21.111.64.1
Apr17° / 12911.60.213.35.3
May21° / 13°14513014.76.1
Jun25° / 17°13511.5015.56.6
Jul28° / 19°999.8015.26.4
Aug27° / 19°13111.1013.96.5
Sep22° / 15°16310.1012.36.7
Oct17° / 11°18111010.75.2
Nov11° / 18710.50.79.32.8
Dec / 807.42.38.51.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115347
125347
135347
145347
155446
165446
175446
185545
195644
205644
215644
225743
235644
245644
255644
265545
275545
285545
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Varese gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1239
2249
3249
4249
5259
6258
7258
8258
9258
10258
11257
12257
13257
14247
15247
16247
17237
18237
19227
20227
21228
22218
23218
24218
25218
26229
27229
28229
29239
30239
312310

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:124:44
28.58:124:45
38.68:124:45
48.68:124:46
58.68:124:47
68.68:124:48
78.68:124:49
88.68:124:50
98.78:114:51
108.78:114:52
118.78:114:54
128.78:104:55
138.88:104:56
148.88:104:57
158.88:094:58
168.88:094:59
178.98:085:01
188.98:075:02
198.98:075:03
209.08:065:04
219.08:065:06
229.08:055:07
239.18:045:08
249.18:035:10
259.18:025:11
269.28:025:12
279.28:015:14
289.38:005:15
299.37:595:17
309.37:585:18
319.47:575:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.8Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Varese?

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

1.0
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 Varese.

What to pack for Varese in January

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

In January, Varese sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Varese 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 Varese peaks around July 16 at about 8 (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 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Varese in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Varese is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Varese's WHO annual average of 18.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2223 µg/m³Nov 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Varese?

Varese sits at 45.8°N, 8.8°E, 382 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Malnate, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Varese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varese has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,458 m.

The land around Varese is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
1,041 m
80 km
4,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Malnate 5.0 km · Tradate 14 km · Cassano Magnago 17 km · Gallarate 18 km · Como 20 km · Busto Arsizio 23 km · Lugano 24 km · Pallanza-Intra-Suna 24 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 Varese (45.8206°, 8.8251°, elevation 382 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).