Vicenza weather in January

In January, Vicenza sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vicenza's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vicenza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:57 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10
Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.6 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 Vicenza reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°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 10°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)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
57-1
670
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3180

How January really feels in Vicenza

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.

Vicenza weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°536.82.18.90.9
Feb / 5972.310.12.0
Mar13° / 728.81.111.64.0
Apr17° / 9912.60.313.25.2
May22° / 13°11713.3014.76.2
Jun26° / 17°9912.6015.46.4
Jul28° / 19°8312015.15.8
Aug28° / 19°9911.9013.96.0
Sep23° / 15°11310.3012.36.8
Oct18° / 10°1179.4010.75.7
Nov12° / 1259.80.79.33.1
Dec / 767.41.98.61.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195446
205446
215347
225347
235347
245248
255248
265248
275149
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vicenza gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1258
2248
3248
4248
5247
6237
7237
8237
9237
10237
11237
12227
13227
14227
15227
16226
17226
18226
19226
20226
21216
22216
23216
24216
25217
26217
27217
28217
29217
30217
31227

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 6 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
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:004:34
28.68:004:35
38.68:004:36
48.68:004:37
58.68:004:37
68.68:004:38
78.78:004:39
88.78:004:40
98.77:594:41
108.77:594:43
118.77:594:44
128.87:594:45
138.87:584:46
148.87:584:47
158.87:574:48
168.97:574:49
178.97:564:51
188.97:564:52
199.07:554:53
209.07:544:54
219.07:544:56
229.17:534:57
239.17:524:58
249.17:515:00
259.27:515:01
269.27:505:02
279.27:495:04
289.37:485:05
299.37:475:07
309.47:465:08
319.47:455:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vicenza?

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

0.9
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 Vicenza.

What to pack for Vicenza in January

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

In January, Vicenza 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

Sea temperature near Vicenza in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 7 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Vicenza 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 Vicenza peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vicenza 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 Vicenza is worst in January — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 20 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vicenza's WHO annual average of 25.6 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1732 µg/m³Sep 1320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vicenza?

Vicenza sits at 45.5°N, 11.5°E, 39 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Montecchio Maggiore-Alte Ceccato, 12 km away.

Topography around Vicenza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vicenza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,801 m.

The land around Vicenza is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
2,801 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Montecchio Maggiore-Alte Ceccato 12 km · Arzignano 17 km · Thiene 19 km · Valdagno 22 km · Schio 24 km · San Bonifacio 27 km · Abano Terme 28 km · Bassano del Grappa 28 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 Vicenza (45.5467°, 11.5475°, elevation 39 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. 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).