Italy in December

December is Italy's weakest month (rank 12 of 12): its 36 destinations average 66/100, led by Livigno at 89 — -4°C and 10 rainy days — while Catania is warmer at 17°C and scores 82.

#12 of 12 months for Italy · 36 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇮🇹 Italy, month by month

66/100 in December

Where in Italy in December

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Livigno	Ski resort	-4°C	77 mm · 10 days	89 tier A	Yes
2	Madonna di Campiglio	Ski resort	-2°C	78 mm · 7 days	88 tier A	Yes
3	Cervinia	Ski resort	0°C	109 mm · 14 days	87 tier A	Yes
4	Courmayeur	Ski resort	-1°C	161 mm · 14 days	86 tier A	Yes
5	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Ski resort	0°C	97 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	Yes
6	Catania	City	17°C	37 mm · 7 days	82 tier A	—
7	Palermo	City	14°C	56 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
8	Syracuse	City	14°C	46 mm · 8 days	80 tier A	—
9	Bari	City	13°C	50 mm · 9 days	73 tier B	—
10	Matera	City	11°C	41 mm · 7 days	72 tier B	—
11	Lecce	City	12°C	58 mm · 8 days	71 tier B	—
12	Rome	City	12°C	98 mm · 10 days	67 tier C	—
13	Naples	City	13°C	134 mm · 11 days	66 tier C	—
14	Cagliari	Island	14°C	51 mm · 8 days	64 tier C	—
15	Genoa	City	11°C	124 mm · 10 days	64 tier C	—
16	Taormina	Beach	12°C	78 mm · 12 days	64 tier C	—
17	Pisa	City	12°C	126 mm · 14 days	62 tier C	—
18	Tropea	Beach	13°C	103 mm · 13 days	62 tier C	—
19	Como	City	7°C	63 mm · 5 days	61 tier C	—
20	Florence	City	10°C	106 mm · 13 days	61 tier C	—
21	Olbia	Island	14°C	55 mm · 9 days	61 tier C	—
22	Siena	City	8°C	85 mm · 10 days	61 tier C	—
23	Sirmione	City	7°C	68 mm · 7 days	60 tier C	—
24	Trieste	City	9°C	122 mm · 10 days	60 tier C	—
25	Turin	City	6°C	54 mm · 7 days	60 tier C	—
26	Alghero	Beach	14°C	93 mm · 12 days	58 tier D	—
27	Bologna	City	7°C	68 mm · 9 days	58 tier D	—
28	Venice	City	6°C	76 mm · 8 days	58 tier D	—
29	Verona	City	7°C	75 mm · 7 days	58 tier D	—
30	Milan	City	6°C	67 mm · 7 days	57 tier D	—
31	Capri	Island	11°C	144 mm · 12 days	56 tier D	—
32	Sorrento	Beach	13°C	144 mm · 12 days	56 tier D	—
33	Bolzano	City	5°C	73 mm · 8 days	55 tier D	—
34	Positano	Beach	13°C	144 mm · 12 days	55 tier D	—
35	Cinque Terre	Beach	11°C	158 mm · 13 days	48 tier F	—
36	Rimini	Beach	8°C	68 mm · 10 days	48 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Italy in December

La Sgambeda · Livigno · 8–18 Dec (usually)
Christmas to Epiphany · Livigno and 9 more places · 22 Dec – 7 Jan
Christmas and New Year · Cortina d'Ampezzo and 2 more places · 22 Dec – 6 Jan
Blood orange harvest · Catania · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)
Christmas to the Befana · Palermo · 8 Dec – 6 Jan
Santa Lucia · Syracuse · 13–20 Dec
Living nativity in the caves · Matera · 20 Dec – 6 Jan (usually)
Befana market, Piazza Navona · Rome · 8 Dec – 6 Jan

Seasons in force

Off-season shutdown · 12 places Ski season · 9 places Harvest · 3 places Wind season · 3 places Flood season · 2 places Fog season · 2 places Foraging season · 2 places Winter smog · 2 places Avalanche season · 1 place Volcanic activity · 1 place

Peak crowds at 20 of Italy's 30 well-known places this month.

Better months for Italy

April · 81/100 May · 81/100 September · 78/100

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