Italy in December: where is it warmest?
In December, Lampedusa is the warmest place with 17 °C by day, Cortina d’Ampezzo the coolest with 2 °C. 2 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in December, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lampedusa | 25 | 17° | 18° | 5 h | 9 |
| Catania | 72 | 16° | 17° | 6 h | 7 |
| Palermo, Sicily | 61 | 16° | 17° | 5 h | 10 |
| Syracuse | 24 | 16° | 17° | 6 h | 8 |
| Messina | 46 | 15° | 17° | 4 h | 15 |
| Reggio Calabria | 45 | 15° | 17° | 4 h | 15 |
| Cagliari, Sardinia | 20 | 15° | 16° | 5 h | 8 |
| Cefalù | 17 | 15° | 17° | 5 h | 11 |
| Tropea, Calabria | 11 | 15° | 17° | 4 h | 14 |
| Taranto | 53 | 14° | 16° | 5 h | 9 |
| Lecce | 53 | 14° | – | 5 h | 9 |
| Otranto | 18 | 14° | 16° | 5 h | 9 |
| Gallipoli | 18 | 14° | 16° | 5 h | 9 |
| Agrigento | 18 | 14° | 17° | 5 h | 10 |
| Brindisi | 17 | 14° | 15° | 5 h | 9 |
| Monopoli | 17 | 14° | 15° | 5 h | 10 |
| Olbia, Sardinia | 15 | 14° | 15° | 4 h | 9 |
| Amalfi | 13 | 14° | 17° | 5 h | 13 |
| Alghero, Sardinia | 13 | 14° | 16° | 4 h | 11 |
| Ischia | 13 | 14° | 17° | 5 h | 13 |
| Bari | 51 | 13° | 15° | 4 h | 9 |
| Corleone | 45 | 13° | – | 5 h | 11 |
| Naples | 44 | 13° | 17° | 5 h | 13 |
| Rome | 43 | 13° | – | 5 h | 12 |
| Taormina, Sicily | 22 | 13° | 17° | 5 h | 7 |
| Ostuni | 18 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 9 |
| Polignano a Mare, Apulia | 17 | 13° | 15° | 5 h | 10 |
| Lido di Ostia | 15 | 13° | 17° | 5 h | 12 |
| Civitavecchia | 14 | 13° | 16° | 5 h | 12 |
| Sorrento | 13 | 13° | 17° | 5 h | 12 |
| Salerno | 13 | 13° | 17° | 4 h | 13 |
| Positano | 13 | 13° | 17° | 5 h | 13 |
| Castellammare di Stabia | 13 | 13° | 17° | 5 h | 13 |
| Capri | 12 | 13° | 17° | 4 h | 13 |
| Matera | 41 | 12° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Genoa | 39 | 12° | 16° | 4 h | 9 |
| Livorno | 39 | 12° | 16° | 4 h | 11 |
| Pisa | 36 | 12° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Imperia | 21 | 12° | 16° | 5 h | 9 |
| Sanremo | 19 | 12° | 16° | 5 h | 9 |
| Ancona | 17 | 12° | 15° | 5 h | 10 |
| Pescara | 15 | 12° | 15° | 4 h | 10 |
| Portofino | 9 | 12° | 16° | 4 h | 14 |
| Alberobello | 43 | 11° | – | 4 h | 9 |
| Frosinone | 35 | 11° | – | 5 h | 11 |
| Lucca | 33 | 11° | – | 4 h | 12 |
| Pesaro | 16 | 11° | 14° | 5 h | 10 |
| Savona | 15 | 11° | 16° | 4 h | 9 |
| Forte dei Marmi | 13 | 11° | 16° | 4 h | 12 |
| Carrara | 11 | 11° | 16° | 4 h | 14 |
| Monterosso, Cinque Terre | 9 | 11° | 16° | 4 h | 14 |
| La Spezia | 9 | 11° | 16° | 4 h | 14 |
| Riva del Garda, Lake Garda | 35 | 10° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Ravenna | 33 | 10° | – | 5 h | 9 |
| Florence | 27 | 10° | – | 4 h | 12 |
| Prato | 27 | 10° | – | 4 h | 12 |
| Rimini | 16 | 10° | 13° | 4 h | 9 |
| Bologna | 29 | 9° | – | 4 h | 9 |
| San Gimignano | 28 | 9° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Ferrara | 28 | 9° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Modena | 27 | 9° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Trieste | 26 | 9° | 13° | 5 h | 10 |
| Siena | 26 | 9° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Assisi | 24 | 9° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Lignano Sabbiadoro | 17 | 9° | 13° | 4 h | 9 |
| Caorle | 17 | 9° | 13° | 4 h | 9 |
| Grado | 15 | 9° | 13° | 4 h | 9 |
| Chioggia | 15 | 9° | 12° | 4 h | 10 |
| Aquileia | 14 | 9° | 13° | 3 h | 9 |
| Trento | 36 | 8° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Bassano del Grappa | 33 | 8° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Merano, South Tyrol | 31 | 8° | – | 4 h | 9 |
| Bolzano | 30 | 8° | – | 4 h | 9 |
| Padua | 29 | 8° | – | 4 h | 7 |
| Treviso | 29 | 8° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Palmanova | 28 | 8° | – | 5 h | 9 |
| Vicenza | 28 | 8° | – | 4 h | 7 |
| Venice | 27 | 8° | 12° | 4 h | 8 |
| Verona | 27 | 8° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Sirmione, Lake Garda | 26 | 8° | – | 5 h | 8 |
| Mantua | 26 | 8° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Parma | 23 | 8° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Monza | 23 | 8° | – | 3 h | 7 |
| Bergamo | 22 | 8° | – | 3 h | 8 |
| Urbino | 21 | 8° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Perugia | 20 | 8° | – | 4 h | 11 |
| Gorizia | 20 | 8° | – | 3 h | 9 |
| Burano | 19 | 8° | 12° | 4 h | 8 |
| Jesolo | 17 | 8° | 13° | 4 h | 9 |
| Turin | 26 | 7° | – | 3 h | 7 |
| Udine | 25 | 7° | – | 5 h | 9 |
| Brescia | 24 | 7° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Milan | 23 | 7° | – | 3 h | 7 |
| Como, Lake Como | 23 | 7° | – | 3 h | 8 |
| Cremona | 23 | 7° | – | 3 h | 8 |
| Pavia | 22 | 7° | – | 3 h | 8 |
| Brixen | 26 | 6° | – | 4 h | 8 |
| Bruneck | 25 | 3° | – | 4 h | 7 |
| Sterzing | 19 | 3° | – | 3 h | 10 |
| Cortina d’Ampezzo | 24 | 2° | – | 4 h | 8 |
Italy in December: quick answers
Italy in December: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in December are Lampedusa (17 °C), Catania (16 °C) and Palermo, Sicily (16 °C).
Italy in December: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Lampedusa (18 °C), Catania (17 °C) and Palermo, Sicily (17 °C).
Italy in December: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in December – warm, sunny and dry – is in Catania, Palermo, Sicily and Taranto.
Italy month by month
Italy: weather & best time to visit
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences