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Rome Weather in January

In January, Rome averages a high of 12°C (53°F) and a low of 3°C (38°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2025).

12°C
Average high
53°F
3°C
Average low
38°F
20°C
Record high
68°F · January 31, 1971
-11°C
Record low
12°F · January 11, 1985

What January Is Like in Rome

  • January 2025 was the warmest January in 55 years of records, 2.5°C (4.4°F) above the long-run average.
  • The January heat record, 20°C (68°F) on January 31, 1971, has stood for 54 years.
  • The coldest January reading, -11°C (12°F) on January 11, 1985, has not been matched in 40 years.
  • January is Rome's coldest month of the year.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 27% of January days, and the month averages 92 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Rome, every January since 1971
7°C11°C15°C19801990200020102020January 1971: 12.6°CJanuary 1972: 12.2°CJanuary 1973: 12.5°CJanuary 1974: 13.3°CJanuary 1975: 13.1°CJanuary 1976: 12.1°CJanuary 1977: 13.1°CJanuary 1978: 11.4°CJanuary 1979: 10.4°CJanuary 1980: 10.6°CJanuary 1981: 9.3°CJanuary 1982: 13.1°CJanuary 1983: 11.7°CJanuary 1984: 11.5°CJanuary 1985: 8.4°CJanuary 1986: 11.3°CJanuary 1987: 11.1°CJanuary 1988: 13.7°CJanuary 1989: 10.9°CJanuary 1990: 12.1°CJanuary 1991: 11.8°CJanuary 1992: 11.8°CJanuary 1993: 11.7°CJanuary 1994: 12.5°CJanuary 1995: 10.2°CJanuary 1996: 13.8°CJanuary 1997: 13.0°CJanuary 1998: 12.6°CJanuary 1999: 10.9°CJanuary 2000: 9.5°CJanuary 2001: 12.9°CJanuary 2002: 10.3°CJanuary 2003: 11.7°CJanuary 2004: 8.9°CJanuary 2005: 9.3°CJanuary 2006: 9.2°CJanuary 2007: 13.6°CJanuary 2008: 12.5°CJanuary 2009: 11.4°CJanuary 2010: 10.1°CJanuary 2011: 12.2°CJanuary 2012: 12.4°CJanuary 2013: 12.4°CJanuary 2014: 12.6°CJanuary 2015: 12.3°CJanuary 2016: 11.7°CJanuary 2017: 9.7°CJanuary 2018: 13.9°CJanuary 2019: 10.7°CJanuary 2020: 13.2°CJanuary 2021: 11.9°CJanuary 2022: 12.4°CJanuary 2023: 12.7°CJanuary 2024: 14.4°CJanuary 2025: 14.1°C
Warmest: 2024 (14.4°C)Latest: 2025 (14.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (11.8°C)

Look Up a Day in January

See the weather in Rome on any January date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Roma Ciampino (1971–2025); Vigna Di Valle (1997–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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