Bergamo weather in December

In December, Bergamo sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bergamo's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bergamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:02 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.1 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 7°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bergamo reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
370
460
560
66-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
146-1
155-2
165-2
175-2
185-2
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
245-2
255-2
265-2
275-2
285-2
295-3
305-3
315-3

How December really feels in Bergamo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bergamo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°577.158.90.0
Feb / -2°627.85.610.10.7
Mar11° / 8110.44.111.62.6
Apr14° / 116162.313.33.6
May19° / 10°13918.60.314.74.8
Jun23° / 14°14617.6015.45.6
Jul25° / 16°13617.6015.16.0
Aug24° / 16°13917.2013.96.0
Sep20° / 12°13413012.35.8
Oct15° / 14111.80.510.74.3
Nov / 13711.42.79.31.9
Dec / -2°788.24.98.60.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45347
55347
65446
75545
85545
95545
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155545
165545
175545
185446
195446
205446
215248
225248
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285446
295446
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bergamo gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13114
23014
33014
42915
52815
62815
72715
82715
92615
102615
112615
122515
132515
142515
152515
162515
172515
182515
192515
202615
212615
222616
232616
242616
252616
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 4:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:494:34
28.77:504:33
38.77:514:33
48.77:524:33
58.77:534:33
68.67:544:32
78.67:554:32
88.67:564:32
98.67:574:32
108.67:584:32
118.67:584:32
128.57:594:32
138.58:004:32
148.58:014:32
158.58:024:32
168.58:024:33
178.58:034:33
188.58:044:33
198.58:044:34
208.58:054:34
218.58:054:34
228.58:064:35
238.58:064:35
248.58:074:36
258.58:074:36
268.58:074:37
278.58:084:38
288.58:084:38
298.58:084:39
308.58:084:40
318.58:084:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bergamo?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bergamo.

What to pack for Bergamo in December

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

In December, Bergamo sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bergamo 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 Bergamo peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bergamo 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 Bergamo is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bergamo's WHO annual average of 20.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2125 µg/m³Sep 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bergamo?

Bergamo sits at 45.7°N, 9.7°E, 249 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Seriate, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bergamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bergamo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,285 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,914 m.

The land around Bergamo is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
1,285 m
80 km
3,914 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
December weather nearby: Seriate 5.0 km · Dalmine 7.0 km · Palazzolo sull'Oglio 20 km · Treviglio 20 km · Romano di Lombardia 21 km · Cassano d'Adda 22 km · Vimercate 25 km · Chiari 27 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 Bergamo (45.696°, 9.6672°, elevation 249 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. 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).