Carbonia weather in December

In December, Carbonia sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 57 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Carbonia's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carbonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 57 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:44 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 9.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Carbonia reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

How December really feels in Carbonia

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Carbonia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 6°	42	7.7	9.6	4.5
Feb	15° / 6°	44	8.5	10.5	4.6
Mar	17° / 8°	48	8.2	11.7	5.9
Apr	20° / 10°	53	9	13	6.6
May	24° / 14°	37	6.1	14.1	7.7
Jun	29° / 18°	13	2.9	14.7	7.1
Jul	32° / 20°	3	0.7	14.5	5.6
Aug	32° / 20°	10	1.8	13.5	5.2
Sep	28° / 18°	33	5.3	12.3	6.9
Oct	24° / 15°	46	7.1	11	7.5
Nov	19° / 11°	63	10.1	9.9	6.1
Dec	16° / 8°	57	9.6	9.3	4.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	54	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	51	51	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	54
Cloudier (%)	46	45	44	44	44	43	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	49	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carbonia gets around 57 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	25
30	24
31	24

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	93	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
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17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
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22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
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26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:47	7:48	7:48	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:51
Sunset (PM)	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:32	4:59
2	9.4	7:33	4:59
3	9.4	7:34	4:59
4	9.4	7:35	4:59
5	9.4	7:36	4:59
6	9.4	7:37	4:59
7	9.3	7:38	4:59
8	9.3	7:38	4:59
9	9.3	7:39	4:59
10	9.3	7:40	4:59
11	9.3	7:41	4:59
12	9.3	7:42	4:59
13	9.3	7:42	4:59
14	9.3	7:43	4:59
15	9.3	7:44	5:00
16	9.3	7:44	5:00
17	9.3	7:45	5:00
18	9.3	7:46	5:01
19	9.2	7:46	5:01
20	9.2	7:47	5:01
21	9.2	7:47	5:02
22	9.2	7:48	5:02
23	9.2	7:48	5:03
24	9.2	7:48	5:03
25	9.2	7:49	5:04
26	9.3	7:49	5:04
27	9.3	7:50	5:05
28	9.3	7:50	5:05
29	9.3	7:50	5:06
30	9.3	7:50	5:07
31	9.3	7:51	5:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Moderate
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.0	Dim
12	2.0	Dim
13	2.0	Dim
14	2.0	Dim
15	2.0	Dim
16	2.0	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	2.0	Dim
20	2.0	Dim
21	2.0	Dim
22	2.0	Dim
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Dim
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Carbonia?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Carbonia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carbonia in December

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

In December, Carbonia sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Carbonia in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 31 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	18	21	24	25	24	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Carbonia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carbonia peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	6	7	8	10	7	6	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Carbonia?

Carbonia sits at 39.2°N, 8.5°E, 111 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Iglesias, 16 km away.

Topography around Carbonia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carbonia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Carbonia is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (26%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km

321 m

trees 35%

16 km

614 m

trees 26%

80 km

1,206 m

water 55%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← November Carbonia year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Iglesias 16 km · Assemini 43 km · Sestu 51 km · Cagliari 52 km · Monserrato 55 km · Selargius 56 km · Sinnai 61 km · Quartu Sant'Elena 63 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 Carbonia (39.1647°, 8.5213°, elevation 111 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	25
30	24
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	25
30	24
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	26
29	25
30	24
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3