Casa Santa in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Casa Santa sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 199 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early December to 15°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
15°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
199 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
18 km/h
Travel score
4.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Casa Santa in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early December to 15°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Casa Santa reaches about 15°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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Casa Santa 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
Jan14° / 10°65109.74.3
Feb14° / 10°629.510.54.2
Mar16° / 11°558.611.75.2
Apr18° / 13°437.2136.4
May22° / 16°224.4147.9
Jun26° / 20°71.514.68.9
Jul28° / 23°30.714.48.2
Aug29° / 24°91.613.57.3
Sep26° / 21°496.812.37.6
Oct23° / 18°778.3117.4
Nov19° / 15°7810.49.96.1
Dec16° / 12°7211.29.44.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Casa Santa gets around 199 mm of rain over 31 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 18 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 hours 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 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Casa Santa?

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.

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Casa Santa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Casa Santa in Winter

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

In winter, Casa Santa sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Casa Santa 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 13 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 Jun 1 to Nov 8 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Casa Santa 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 Casa Santa peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Casa Santa?

Casa Santa sits at 38.0°N, 12.5°E, 34 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Trapani, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Casa Santa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Casa Santa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Casa Santa is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), grassland (30%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
702 m
16 km
765 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Trapani 1.0 km · Marsala 27 km · Alcamo 37 km · Mazara del Vallo 41 km · Castelvetrano 44 km · Partinico 50 km · Carini 57 km · Monreale 65 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 Casa Santa (38.0251°, 12.5484°, elevation 34 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.