Canicattì in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Canicattì sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 173 mm of rain over about 25 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 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
15°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
173 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Canicattì in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical winter day in Canicattì reaches about 15°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Canicattì

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Canicattì 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 608.39.74.7
Feb15° / 537.910.64.8
Mar17° / 477.611.75.9
Apr20° / 11°396.512.97.1
May24° / 14°173.3148.4
Jun29° / 18°71.714.57.5
Jul31° / 21°20.414.36.1
Aug32° / 21°61.313.45.7
Sep28° / 19°414.912.37.1
Oct24° / 16°677.4117.5
Nov20° / 12°738.9106.5
Dec16° / 608.59.55.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Canicattì gets around 173 mm of rain over 25 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 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 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 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Canicattì?

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.

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Canicattì for sightseeing.

What to pack for Canicattì in Winter

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

In winter, Canicattì sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Canicattì in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 12 — about 5.3 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
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Canicattì in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canicattì 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
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Canicattì 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 Canicattì is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1615 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Canicattì?

Canicattì sits at 37.4°N, 13.8°E, 465 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Favara, 17 km away.

Topography around Canicattì

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canicattì has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 468 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m.

The land around Canicattì is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (29%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
593 m
80 km
1,958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Favara 17 km · San Cataldo 19 km · Palma di Montechiaro 20 km · Caltanissetta 24 km · Agrigento 25 km · Licata 30 km · Porto Empedocle 30 km · Enna 44 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 Canicattì (37.3584°, 13.8479°, elevation 465 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.