Casarano weather in December

In December, Casarano sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Casarano's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Casarano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:08 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Casarano is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Casarano reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21512
31512
41512
51512
61511
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Casarano weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 709.49.53.7
Feb13° / 598.210.43.8
Mar15° / 10°628.711.74.7
Apr17° / 13°477.5136.1
May21° / 16°304.914.27.7
Jun26° / 20°153.314.88.4
Jul29° / 23°111.814.57.3
Aug29° / 23°162.413.66.9
Sep26° / 21°60712.37.7
Oct22° / 17°1008.610.97.1
Nov18° / 14°10810.49.85.7
Dec14° / 10°799.69.24.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
136040
146139
156139
166139
176139
186040
196040
206040
216139
226040
236040
246040
256139
266139
276139
286238
296238
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Casarano gets around 79 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
434
534
633
732
832
931
1030
1130
1230
1330
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2330
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183161
284151
385141
486131
587121
687121
788111
890100
990100
109190
119280
129280
139280
149370
159370
169370
179460
189460
199460
209460
219460
229460
239460
249550
259550
269550
279640
289640
299640
309640
319730

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.46:564:18
29.36:574:18
39.36:584:18
49.36:594:18
59.37:004:18
69.37:014:17
79.37:024:17
89.37:024:17
99.27:034:17
109.27:044:18
119.27:054:18
129.27:064:18
139.27:064:18
149.27:074:18
159.27:084:18
169.27:084:19
179.27:094:19
189.27:104:19
199.27:104:20
209.27:114:20
219.27:114:20
229.27:124:21
239.27:124:21
249.27:134:22
259.27:134:22
269.27:134:23
279.27:144:24
289.27:144:24
299.27:144:25
309.27:144:26
319.27:154:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.84 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Casarano

In seasonPeak

In December, Casarano sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Casarano's rainy season runs September–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Casarano?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Casarano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Casarano in December

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

In December, Casarano sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Casarano 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 15 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 May 30 to Oct 29 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Casarano 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 Casarano peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Casarano?

Casarano sits at 40.0°N, 18.2°E, 109 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Gallipoli, 15 km away.

SavaMesagne

Topography around Casarano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Casarano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Casarano is covered by grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
200 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Gallipoli 15 km · Galatina 18 km · Nardò 22 km · Copertino 30 km · Lecce 38 km · Manduria 62 km · Sava 68 km · Mesagne 68 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 Casarano (40.0113°, 18.1624°, elevation 109 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).