Agrigento weather in December

In December, Agrigento sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Agrigento's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agrigento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:19 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
49%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Agrigento is Italian comune in Sicily.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
133/km²
people per km²
Founded
~579 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Agrigento reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21712
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41712
51612
61612
71611
81611
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101611
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Agrigento weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 688.89.74.5
Feb14° / 588.210.64.5
Mar16° / 10°477.111.75.5
Apr18° / 12°39612.96.8
May22° / 16°153.1148.2
Jun26° / 19°51.314.58.9
Jul28° / 22°10.314.38.4
Aug29° / 23°40.913.47.6
Sep26° / 21°424.812.37.9
Oct23° / 17°727.3117.6
Nov19° / 14°839.6106.3
Dec16° / 11°719.49.55.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46139
56238
66238
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136535
146436
156436
166436
176436
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236337
246337
256436
266436
276436
286436
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Agrigento gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
531
631
731
830
930
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2728
2828
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
282162
384142
486131
588111
689101
79091
89181
99181
109271
119370
129460
139460
149460
159460
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219550
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259550
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640
319640

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:074:44
29.67:084:44
39.67:094:44
49.67:104:44
59.67:104:44
69.57:114:44
79.57:124:44
89.57:134:44
99.57:144:44
109.57:144:44
119.57:154:44
129.57:164:44
139.57:174:44
149.57:174:45
159.47:184:45
169.47:194:45
179.47:194:45
189.47:204:46
199.47:204:46
209.47:214:47
219.47:214:47
229.47:224:47
239.47:224:48
249.47:234:48
259.47:234:49
269.47:244:50
279.47:244:50
289.47:244:51
299.47:244:51
309.57:254:52
319.57:254:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Agrigento?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Agrigento for sightseeing.

What to pack for Agrigento in December

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

In December, Agrigento sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Agrigento in December

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 8 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Agrigento in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agrigento peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Agrigento?

Agrigento sits at 37.3°N, 13.6°E, 230 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Porto Empedocle, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Agrigento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agrigento has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m.

The land around Agrigento is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (34%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
1,958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Porto Empedocle 5.0 km · Favara 8.0 km · Palma di Montechiaro 21 km · Canicattì 25 km · Ribera 34 km · Licata 40 km · San Cataldo 41 km · Caltanissetta 47 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 Agrigento (37.3107°, 13.5766°, elevation 230 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).