Arcella in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Arcella sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 180 mm of precipitation over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
180 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Arcella in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C.

A typical winter day in Arcella reaches about 9°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Arcella

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 66 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
66
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Arcella 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 536.70.78.91.4
Feb10° / 566.70.910.12.4
Mar14° / 6780.411.64.6
Apr19° / 10°8410.4013.25.9
May23° / 14°9710.7014.76.8
Jun27° / 18°799.7015.46.5
Jul30° / 20°628.2015.15.6
Aug30° / 20°809013.95.6
Sep25° / 16°1079.4012.37.0
Oct19° / 11°1079010.76.2
Nov13° / 11510.20.29.33.6
Dec / 717.40.78.61.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Arcella gets around 180 mm of rain and snow over 21 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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 42 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 1.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Arcella?

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.

1.8
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 Arcella.

What to pack for Arcella in Winter

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

In winter, Arcella sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Arcella in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 11°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 7 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Arcella in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arcella peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arcella 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 Arcella is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1724 µg/m³Sep 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arcella?

Arcella sits at 45.4°N, 11.9°E, 12 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Padua, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Arcella

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcella has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,316 m.

The land around Arcella is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, cropland (49%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
2,316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Padua 2.0 km · Albignasego 8.0 km · Abano Terme 11 km · Mira Taglio 19 km · Mirano 19 km · Spinea-Orgnano 22 km · Monselice 23 km · Marghera 26 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 Arcella (45.4218°, 11.8875°, elevation 12 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.