Cervia in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Cervia sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 162 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
162 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Cervia in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Cervia reaches about 10°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Cervia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 42 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
42
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cervia 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 447.30.99.12.0
Feb11° / 567.71.310.22.8
Mar15° / 557.90.411.64.8
Apr19° / 10°659.70.113.26.1
May24° / 14°598.7014.57.2
Jun29° / 18°456.8015.36.3
Jul31° / 21°385.80155.1
Aug31° / 20°426.5013.85.3
Sep26° / 16°587.6012.37.2
Oct20° / 12°658.5010.86.6
Nov14° / 759.90.29.44.2
Dec10° / 629.20.68.72.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Cervia gets around 162 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 48 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 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Cervia?

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.

2.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cervia.

What to pack for Cervia in Winter

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

In winter, Cervia sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cervia in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Oct 9 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Cervia 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 Cervia peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cervia 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 Cervia is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1817 µg/m³Sep 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cervia?

Cervia sits at 44.3°N, 12.3°E, 5 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cesenatico, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Cervia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cervia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,642 m.

The land around Cervia is covered by water (52%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), water (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
1,642 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Cesenatico 8.0 km · Cesena 16 km · Bellaria-Igea Marina 17 km · Ravenna 20 km · Forlì 25 km · Rimini 29 km · San Marino 37 km · Faenza 37 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 Cervia (44.262°, 12.3481°, elevation 5 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.