Capannori in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Capannori sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 269 mm of precipitation over about 30 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 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Capannori's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Capannori's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 11°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 269 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Capannori in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.
A typical winter day in Capannori reaches about 11°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
Capannori 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 2° | 78 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 11° / 3° | 81 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 14° / 5° | 79 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 17° / 8° | 90 | 11.6 | 0 | 13.2 | 5.5 |
| May | 22° / 13° | 76 | 10.3 | 0 | 14.5 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 25° / 16° | 56 | 8.2 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 28° / 19° | 32 | 5.2 | 0 | 14.9 | 7.2 |
| Aug | 28° / 19° | 43 | 5.9 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 25° / 15° | 107 | 9.7 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 20° / 12° | 147 | 12.5 | 0 | 10.8 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 14° / 7° | 154 | 12.7 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 3.9 |
| Dec | 11° / 3° | 110 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Capannori gets around 269 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.9 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Capannori?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Capannori.
What to pack for Capannori in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Capannori sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Capannori in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 14°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 20 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 14 | Bracing |
| Apr | 15 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 23 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 20 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index in Capannori in Winter
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 Capannori peaks around July 13 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Capannori in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Capannori 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 Capannori's WHO annual average of 20.2 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Moderate |
| Feb | 20 | Moderate |
| Mar | 25 | Moderate |
| Apr | 23 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 22 | Moderate |
| Jul | 19 | Moderate |
| Aug | 20 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 19 | Moderate |
| Nov | 16 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Where is Capannori?
Capannori sits at 43.8°N, 10.6°E, 15 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Lucca, 5.0 km away.
Topography around Capannori
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Capannori.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Capannori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.
The land around Capannori is covered by trees (31%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (24%) within 80 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
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 Capannori (43.8417°, 10.5727°, elevation 15 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.