Vittoria weather in January

In January, Vittoria sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Vittoria's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vittoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:19 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Vittoria is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vittoria reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°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)
1149
2139
3139
4139
5139
6139
7139
8139
9139
10139
11139
12139
13139
14138
15138
16138
17138
18138
19138
20138
21138
22138
23138
24138
25138
26138
27138
28138
29138
30138
31138

Vittoria weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 648.29.84.0
Feb13° / 547.710.64.0
Mar15° / 10°457.411.74.9
Apr17° / 12°326.312.96.3
May21° / 15°163.513.97.9
Jun25° / 19°101.814.58.9
Jul27° / 22°30.714.38.9
Aug28° / 22°91.813.48.2
Sep25° / 20°335.512.38.1
Oct22° / 17°557.1117.4
Nov18° / 13°659.2106.1
Dec15° / 10°628.69.54.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
96832
106832
116832
126733
136634
146535
156535
166436
176436
186337
196337
206337
216238
226238
236238
246337
256337
266337
276337
286436
296436
306436
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vittoria gets around 64 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
323
423
523
622
722
822
923
1023
1123
1224
1325
1425
1526
1627
1728
1829
1929
2030
2131
2231
2331
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 7:20 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:204:50
29.57:204:51
39.57:204:52
49.57:204:52
59.57:204:53
69.67:204:54
79.67:214:55
89.67:214:56
99.67:204:57
109.67:204:57
119.67:204:58
129.77:204:59
139.77:205:00
149.77:205:01
159.77:205:02
169.77:195:03
179.77:195:04
189.87:195:05
199.87:185:06
209.87:185:07
219.87:185:08
229.97:175:09
239.97:175:10
249.97:165:11
259.97:165:12
2610.07:155:13
2710.07:155:14
2810.07:145:15
2910.07:135:16
3010.17:135:17
3110.17:125:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vittoria?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Vittoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vittoria in January

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

In January, Vittoria sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Vittoria in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 15 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vittoria 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 Vittoria peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vittoria?

Vittoria sits at 37.0°N, 14.5°E, 168 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Comiso, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Vittoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vittoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Vittoria is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
784 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Comiso 7.0 km · Ragusa 18 km · Modica 23 km · Scicli 24 km · Niscemi 25 km · Gela 29 km · Caltagirone 32 km · Pozzallo 38 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 Vittoria (36.9515°, 14.5279°, elevation 168 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).