Avellino in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Avellino sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 327 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 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
327 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Avellino in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Avellino reaches about 10°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-5°10°15°20°DecJanFeb

Avellino 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
Jan10° / 10210.70.89.42.1
Feb10° / 9611.21.110.42.3
Mar13° / 104110.511.73.7
Apr16° / 10112.50.213.14.9
May21° / 12°759.9014.36.6
Jun25° / 16°416.8014.97.6
Jul28° / 18°244.6014.67.4
Aug29° / 19°285013.66.9
Sep24° / 15°869.6012.37.1
Oct20° / 12°12810.3010.96.4
Nov15° / 15512.90.29.74.2
Dec11° / 12912.10.69.12.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Avellino gets around 327 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

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 8 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 2.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Avellino?

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.

2.3
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 Avellino.

What to pack for Avellino in Winter

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

In winter, Avellino sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Avellino 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 at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 8 — 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
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Avellino 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 Avellino peaks around July 16 at about 10 (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 16UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Avellino 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 Avellino is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Avellino's WHO annual average of 14.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1218 µg/m³Sep 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Avellino?

Avellino sits at 40.9°N, 14.8°E, 348 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Sarno, 19 km away.

Topography around Avellino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avellino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m around an average of 389 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Avellino is covered by trees (74%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (23%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
309 m
16 km
1,697 m
80 km
2,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Sarno 19 km · Nocera Superiore 22 km · Nola 22 km · Nocera Inferiore 22 km · Benevento 24 km · Pagani 24 km · Poggiomarino 25 km · Cava Dè Tirreni 25 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 Avellino (40.9149°, 14.791°, elevation 348 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.