Weather in Bologna in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Bologna;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bologna in January
Going from a maximum of +15°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +8°C.
Is Bologna warm or cold in January?
Bologna is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Bologna, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bologna in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -13°C | -15°C | -16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +19°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 66 mm | 40 mm | 65 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 80% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 66 mm to 40 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bologna is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Bologna.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Bologna?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bologna in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+6°C) and the highest in 1983 (+13°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 2 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 221 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bologna, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.