Weather in Rome in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Rome;
Average weather
Average temperature in Rome in January
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +14°C.
Is Rome warm or cold in January?
Rome is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +13°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +5°C to +4°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Rome, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Rome in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -9°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +24°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 134 mm | 96 mm | 80 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 77% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +13°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 134 mm to 96 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 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 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Rome is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Rome?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Rome in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+19°C) and the highest in 2022 (+23°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 513 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2562 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Italy
Monthly weather in Rome
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rome, 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.