Faenza in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Faenza sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 173 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 36% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
173 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Faenza 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 Faenza reaches about 10°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Faenza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 72 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
72
wind chill below the day's low

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

Faenza 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 / 467.21.29.11.9
Feb11° / 627.41.510.22.8
Mar15° / 598.10.511.64.9
Apr19° / 729.80.113.26.1
May24° / 13°648.9014.57.1
Jun29° / 17°526.6015.36.2
Jul32° / 19°456.30154.9
Aug31° / 19°496.8013.85.2
Sep26° / 15°617.6012.37.2
Oct20° / 11°688.6010.86.6
Nov14° / 8410.10.39.44.1
Dec10° / 669.30.88.72.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Faenza gets around 173 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 Faenza?

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.

2.3
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 Faenza.

What to pack for Faenza in Winter

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

In winter, Faenza sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Faenza 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 41 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 Faenza 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 Faenza 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 Faenza 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 Faenza is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Faenza's WHO annual average of 15.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1819 µg/m³Sep 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Faenza?

Faenza sits at 44.3°N, 11.9°E, 35 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Lugo, 15 km away.

Topography around Faenza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faenza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,642 m.

The land around Faenza is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (29%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
506 m
80 km
1,642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Lugo 15 km · Forlì 15 km · Imola 15 km · Ravenna 29 km · Cesena 33 km · Cervia 37 km · San Lazzaro 42 km · Cesenatico 43 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 Faenza (44.2901°, 11.8795°, elevation 35 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.