Weather in Venice in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Venice;
Average weather
Average temperature in Venice in January
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +9°C.
Is Venice warm or cold in January?
Venice is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Venice, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Venice in January
Water in Venice in January is Cold. It varies from +7°C to +12°C, with an average of +10°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +7°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Venice in January?
Climate in Venice in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -12°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 47 mm | 48 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +10°C | +8°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 47 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 10 to 11.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Venice is gradually increasing during January, going from 0 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Venice.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Venice?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Venice in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 1983 with only 551 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1356 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Venice
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Venice, 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.