Viterbo weather in January

In January, Viterbo sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Viterbo's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viterbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:44 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.3 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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Viterbo reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1104
2104
3104
4104
5104
6104
7104
8104
9104
10104
11104
12104
13103
14103
15103
16103
17103
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103
29103
30103
31103

How January really feels in Viterbo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Viterbo 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
Jan10° / 618.20.59.32.2
Feb11° / 688.70.810.32.8
Mar14° / 749.20.511.64.3
Apr17° / 7611.10.113.15.5
May22° / 12°639.4014.46.9
Jun26° / 16°4670157.4
Jul30° / 19°284.8014.86.4
Aug30° / 19°336013.76.1
Sep25° / 16°849.1012.37.1
Oct20° / 12°11410.6010.86.4
Nov14° / 12712.10.19.64.1
Dec11° / 8610.10.492.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
155050
165149
175149
184951
195050
205050
215050
224951
234951
244951
255050
265050
275050
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Viterbo gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2301
3291
4291
5281
6271
7261
8261
9251
10251
11241
12241
13241
14241
15241
16252
17252
18252
19262
20262
21273
22273
23273
24283
25283
26293
27293
28293
29303
30303
31303

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:46 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:464:43
29.07:474:44
39.07:474:45
49.07:474:45
59.07:474:46
69.07:474:47
79.07:474:48
89.07:464:49
99.17:464:50
109.17:464:51
119.17:464:52
129.17:464:53
139.17:454:54
149.27:454:55
159.27:454:56
169.27:444:57
179.27:444:58
189.37:435:00
199.37:435:01
209.37:425:02
219.47:425:03
229.47:415:04
239.47:415:05
249.47:405:07
259.57:395:08
269.57:395:09
279.57:385:10
289.67:375:12
299.67:365:13
309.67:355:14
319.77:345:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Viterbo?

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

2.2
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 Viterbo.

What to pack for Viterbo in January

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

In January, Viterbo sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Viterbo 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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 31 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Viterbo 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 Viterbo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viterbo?

Viterbo sits at 42.4°N, 12.1°E, 326 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Civitavecchia, 44 km away.

Topography around Viterbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viterbo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 352 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 m.

The land around Viterbo is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
1,009 m
80 km
2,182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Civitavecchia 44 km · Terni 47 km · Todi 47 km · Cerveteri 48 km · Ladispoli 52 km · Monterotondo 59 km · Mentana 62 km · Rieti 62 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 Viterbo (42.4194°, 12.1056°, elevation 326 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).