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Sicily (Catania) weather in January

Is it warm? No. January in Sicily (Catania) is cool: afternoons average 15°C and nights 8°C. Most days (80%) peak between 12°C and 18°C.

Cool · average high

15°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on almost no days.

  • Average low8°overnight
  • Sea16°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days655 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud45% cloud · 35% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 12° and 18°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2018, averaged 17°C; the coolest, 2017, 13°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 14.8°C, 2012: 13.5°C, 2013: 14.9°C, 2014: 15.6°C, 2015: 14.8°C, 2016: 15.6°C, 2017: 12.9°C, 2018: 16.7°C, 2019: 13.7°C, 2020: 14.8°C, 2021: 15.6°C, 2022: 14.1°C, 2023: 15.5°C, 2024: 16.3°C, 2025: 16.6°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 6 days (55 mm in a typical month).

  • Sicily (Catania)15°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Sicily (Catania) all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Sicily (Catania) is about 3h 30m.

  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 7° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    15°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Málaga & Costa del Sol

    Spain

    Sea
    16°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology