Lombardy · Italy
Milan in January
In January, Milan averages a daytime high of 7 °C and a night-time low of 0 °C, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Milan's most comfortable months, April and June.
- Average high
- 7 °C
- Average low
- 0 °C
- Rain in the month
- 64 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 148
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Milan
January is tied for the coolest month in Milan by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 7 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 0 °C to 19 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 3 °C warmer than January.
January brings 64 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 81 mm (974 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h 10 min, against 8 h 40 min at the shortest and 15 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 °C | 0 °C | 64 mm | |
| February | 10 °C | 1 °C | 57 mm | |
| March | 15 °C | 4 °C | 63 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 8 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 12 °C | 98 mm | |
| June | 28 °C | 16 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| July | 30 °C | 19 °C | 62 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 18 °C | 75 mm | |
| September | 25 °C | 14 °C | 95 mm | |
| October | 19 °C | 10 °C | 121 mm | |
| November | 12 °C | 5 °C | 117 mm | |
| December | 7 °C | 0 °C | 72 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Milan?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 7 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Milan are April and June; the nearest are June, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Italy in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Milan
This guide lists 148 places to stay in Milan: 9 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 139 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 45; 1–3 km, 67; 3–10 km, 36.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.