Fabriano in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Fabriano sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 212 mm of precipitation over about 31 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 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
212 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
1.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Fabriano in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Fabriano reaches about 8°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Fabriano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 85 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
85
wind chill below the day's low

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

Fabriano 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 / 62103.49.20.8
Feb / 6810.1410.21.3
Mar12° / 8311.62.711.63.0
Apr15° / 9813.50.513.24.3
May20° / 10°8912.2014.56.0
Jun24° / 14°729.7015.27.1
Jul27° / 16°517.7014.97.2
Aug27° / 16°538.9013.86.9
Sep23° / 13°7710.5012.36.8
Oct18° / 6910.4010.85.7
Nov12° / 9011.91.29.53.1
Dec / 8210.83.48.81.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Fabriano gets around 212 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%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 9 hours 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 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Fabriano?

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.

1.1
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 Fabriano.

What to pack for Fabriano in Winter

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

In winter, Fabriano sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Fabriano in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in March near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 10 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Fabriano 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 Fabriano peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 15UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Fabriano 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 Fabriano 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 Fabriano's WHO annual average of 19.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2025 µg/m³Sep 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fabriano?

Fabriano sits at 43.3°N, 12.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Jesi, 34 km away.

Topography around Fabriano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fabriano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m around an average of 373 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,406 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,455 m.

The land around Fabriano is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
453 m
16 km
1,406 m
80 km
2,455 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Jesi 34 km · Tolentino 34 km · Assisi 38 km · Bastia umbra 42 km · Macerata 45 km · Foligno 46 km · Senigallia 49 km · Perugia 49 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 Fabriano (43.3394°, 12.9033°, elevation 325 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.