Weather in Ajaccio in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Ajaccio;
Average weather
Average temperature in Ajaccio in January
The temperature in January is +13°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +17°C during the day and a minimum of +7°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 30% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +13°C.
Is Ajaccio warm or cold in January?
Ajaccio is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Ajaccio, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ajaccio in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +12°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +1°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +17°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 114 mm | 90 mm | 73 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 78% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 114 mm to 90 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in December to 4 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ajaccio is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Ajaccio?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ajaccio in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 547 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 1175 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ajaccio, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.