Afragola in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Afragola sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 354 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Afragola's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Afragola's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
354 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Afragola in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Afragola reaches about 12°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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Afragola weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 109119.43.0
Feb12° / 10310.710.43.1
Mar14° / 10610.911.74.3
Apr17° / 10°9711.713.15.3
May21° / 14°648.414.36.9
Jun25° / 18°345.614.98.0
Jul28° / 21°19414.67.8
Aug28° / 21°234.213.67.2
Sep25° / 18°94912.37.3
Oct21° / 14°13510.510.96.6
Nov16° / 11°18013.49.74.8
Dec13° / 14112.49.13.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Afragola gets around 354 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Afragola

In seasonPeak

In winter, Afragola overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Afragola's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Afragola?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Afragola.

What to pack for Afragola in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Afragola sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Afragola in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Nov 7 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Afragola in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afragola peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Afragola in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Afragola is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1021 µg/m³Sep 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Afragola?

Afragola sits at 40.9°N, 14.3°E, 43 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Casoria, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Afragola

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afragola.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afragola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Afragola is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (36%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
1,279 m
80 km
2,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Casoria 2.0 km · Cardito 3.0 km · Casalnuovo di Napoli 3.0 km · Frattamaggiore 3.0 km · Casavatore 4.0 km · Caivano 4.0 km · Arpino 4.0 km · Arzano 4.0 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afragola (40.923°, 14.3094°, elevation 43 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.