The Amalfi Coast in January: weather, sea temperature and what’s open

In January the Amalfi Coast averages 7.5–13.5 °C, with the sea around 16 °C, about 12 rainy days and sunset at 16:58 at Marina d’Albori in mid-month. SITA buses and ferries run, sea permitting, and Pompeii and Paestum stay open; beach clubs and the taxi boat to the cove are closed until late spring.

Climate normals 1991–2020 (NASA POWER, NOAA OISST) · services verified October 14, 2026

Climate at Marina d’Albori, month by month. Air and rain: 1991–2020 normals; sea: 1991–2020 normal and 2021–2025 mean.
Month	Air min °C	Air max °C	Sea °C 1991–2020	Sea °C 2021–2025	Rainy days	Rain mm	Sunset on the 15th
January	7.5	13.5	15	16	12	76	16:58
February	7.5	13.5	14.5	15	11	63	17:35
March	9	16	14.5	15	10	61	18:07
April	11.5	19	15.5	15.5	10	60	19:40
May	15.5	23.5	18.5	18.5	8	41	20:10
June	19.5	28.5	22.5	23.5	6	27	20:33
July	22	31.5	25	27	5	23	20:31
August	23	32	26	27	5	25	19:59
September	19.5	27.5	24.5	25.5	9	61	19:10
October	16	23.5	22	22.5	10	74	18:21
November	12.5	18.5	19.5	20.5	13	103	16:43
December	9	14.5	17	18	13	82	16:34

Climate at Marina d’Albori, month by month. Air and rain: 1991–2020 normals; sea: 1991–2020 normal and 2021–2025 mean.

Month

Air min °C

Air max °C

Sea °C 1991–2020

Sea °C 2021–2025

Rainy days

Rain mm

Sunset on the 15th

January

7.5

13.5

16:58

February

7.5

13.5

14.5

17:35

March

14.5

18:07

April

11.5

15.5

19:40

May

15.5

23.5

18.5

20:10

June

19.5

28.5

22.5

23.5

20:33

July

31.5

20:31

August

19:59

September

19.5

27.5

24.5

25.5

19:10

October

23.5

22.5

18:21

November

12.5

18.5

19.5

20.5

103

16:43

December

14.5

16:34

What’s running in January

Ferries along the coast ↗ · independent servicerunning · all yearTimetables change in April and October and sailings depend on the sea: check the operator’s departures for your date.

Taxi boat to the covenot running · from JuneOn request, paid, sea permitting. Otherwise the steps.

Beach clubs · independent servicenot running · from MayPaid sunbeds and umbrellas, run independently.

SITA buses ↗ · independent servicerunning · all yearThe coastal line stops at the top of the steps, towards Vietri and towards Amalfi.

Pompeii archaeological park ↗ · independent servicerunning · all yearCheck opening days and hours on the official site.

Paestum archaeological park ↗ · independent servicerunning · all yearCheck opening days and hours on the official site.

verified October 14, 2026

	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight
January 1	07:25	16:44	9 h 19
January 15	07:22	16:58	9 h 35
January 31	07:11	17:17	10 h 05

Sunrise

Sunset

Daylight

January 1

07:25

16:44

9 h 19

January 15

07:22

16:58

9 h 35

January 31

07:11

17:17

10 h 05

Is January a good time to visit the Amalfi Coast?

January suits travellers who want the coast as the people who live here know it: quiet lanes, bakeries and cafés for locals, and views without a crowd. Days are short, with the sun rising around 07:22 and setting around 16:58, and afternoons reach about 13.5 °C, mild for the season when the sun is out. Nights drop to around 7.5 °C. Rain is the main variable, on about 12 days in an average January, so plan indoor alternatives: the ceramics workshops of Vietri sul Mare, the cathedral and museums of Salerno, and the archaeological parks of Pompeii and Paestum, which stay open all year. Many seasonal hotels, restaurants and boat services close in winter, so check opening days before you plan a specific lunch or visit. For a calm, inexpensive and unhurried winter break, January works; for beach life it does not.

Can you swim on the Amalfi Coast in January?

Only if you enjoy cold-water swimming. Satellite data puts the sea around 16 °C in January in recent years (2021–2025) and 15 °C as the 1991–2020 average, which is cold for most people. Beach clubs are closed and there is no service on the beaches, though the free sea access next to the property is always there for a winter dip on a calm, sunny day. The sea is often at its most dramatic in winter: storms from the south-west send long swells into the bay, and on clear days after the rain the views across the Gulf of Salerno are sharp all the way to the Cilento coast.

How do you get around the coast in January?

Winter is the season of the bus. SITA buses run along the coastal road all year, and from Marina d’Albori the stop at the top of the approximately 200 steps is served in both directions, towards Vietri and Salerno and towards Amalfi. Travelmar ferries run all year between Salerno, Vietri sul Mare, Amalfi and Positano, but sailings are the first thing to stop in rough seas: check the departures on the day. Regional trains from Vietri’s station run to Salerno and towards Naples, stopping at Pompei, and are the most reliable way to the archaeological sites. The taxi boat to the cove does not run until June.

Questions about January

What is the weather like on the Amalfi Coast in January?

Mild by northern European standards but changeable: about 7.5–13.5 °C on average, with around 12 rainy days. Sunny spells between fronts can be bright and clear.

What time is sunset in January?

At Marina d’Albori the sun sets around 16:58 in mid-January, with about 9 h 35 of daylight.

Is everything closed on the Amalfi Coast in January?

No, but many seasonal businesses are. Buses, trains and the archaeological parks run all year; ferries run in good weather. Check opening days for restaurants, hotels and tours before you go.

How we rate the months

Sea: warm from 24 °C, pleasant from 21 °C, fresh from 18 °C, cold for most people below that. We use the recent sea temperature.

Swimming: recent sea at 21 °C or more.

Walking: average highs between 14 and 26 °C and no more than 10 rainy days.

Day trips by sea: ferries running for the whole month.

Long evenings: sunset after 19:30 on the 15th.

Sources and method

These are area averages from gridded datasets, not measurements on the beach: good for comparing months, not for predicting a day. Services are checked by hand on the operators’ sites.

Air: daily maximum and minimum temperature from NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) for the grid cell containing the cove, averaged over 1991–2020 and adjusted from the cell’s average elevation (295 m) to sea level at 6.5 °C per km (+1.9 °C).

Rain: daily precipitation from NASA POWER; a rainy day has at least 1 mm. Monthly totals are averaged over the years.

Sea: monthly mean sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL) for the 0.25° ocean cell in the Gulf of Salerno off Amalfi.

Temperatures are rounded to 0.5 °C, rain to whole days and millimetres.

The Amalfi Coast in January: weather, sea temperature and what’s open

What’s running in January

Sun at the cove

From the cove to Vietri in January

What to pack in January

Is January a good time to visit the Amalfi Coast?

Can you swim on the Amalfi Coast in January?

How do you get around the coast in January?

Questions about January

How we rate the months

Sources and method

January at the cove