Alghero weather in December

In December, Alghero sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alghero's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alghero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:49 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Alghero is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 15°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Alghero reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°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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Alghero weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°528.69.43.9
Feb13° / 508.110.43.8
Mar15° / 11°447.511.74.8
Apr17° / 12°508135.7
May20° / 16°355.414.27.3
Jun24° / 19°152.614.88.7
Jul26° / 22°50.914.69.0
Aug27° / 22°71.613.68.6
Sep24° / 20°355.112.38.1
Oct21° / 17°668.110.97.1
Nov17° / 14°9211.19.75.5
Dec14° / 11°719.99.24.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105842
115743
125842
135842
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315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Alghero gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
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337
436
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834
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
28911
39010
4919
5928
6937
7937
8946
9946
10955
11955
12964
13964
14964
15973
16973
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31964

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:374:56
29.37:384:56
39.37:394:55
49.37:404:55
59.27:414:55
69.27:424:55
79.27:434:55
89.27:434:55
99.27:444:55
109.27:454:55
119.27:464:55
129.17:474:55
139.17:474:56
149.17:484:56
159.17:494:56
169.17:494:56
179.17:504:57
189.17:514:57
199.17:514:57
209.17:524:58
219.17:524:58
229.17:534:59
239.17:534:59
249.17:545:00
259.17:545:00
269.17:545:01
279.17:555:01
289.17:555:02
299.17:555:03
309.17:565:03
319.17:565:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.85 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Alghero

In seasonPeak

In December, Alghero sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Alghero?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Alghero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alghero in December

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

In December, Alghero sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Alghero in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Alghero in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alghero peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Alghero in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Alghero is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1615 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alghero?

Alghero sits at 40.6°N, 8.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Sassari, 27 km away.

OristanoNuoroOlbiaIglesiasAssemini

Topography around Alghero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alghero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Alghero is covered by water (45%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (39%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (48%), trees (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sassari 27 km · Monte Rosello 29 km · Porto Torres 31 km · Oristano 77 km · Nuoro 89 km · Olbia 107 km · Iglesias 140 km · Assemini 152 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 Alghero (40.5597°, 8.3195°, elevation 7 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).