Follonica weather in December

In December, Follonica sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Follonica's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Follonica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:48 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Follonica is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Founded
1834

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 12°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Follonica reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°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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2138
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Follonica 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 588.80.49.22.6
Feb11° / 608.40.910.22.9
Mar14° / 578.30.411.64.2
Apr16° / 10°6610.4013.15.2
May20° / 14°548.5014.46.8
Jun24° / 18°365.8015.18.0
Jul27° / 20°203.8014.88.1
Aug28° / 21°274.4013.87.7
Sep24° / 18°838.8012.37.3
Oct20° / 14°10610.4010.86.3
Nov15° / 10°12212.809.54.2
Dec11° / 8410.50.38.92.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
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95446
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Follonica gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1400
2400
3390
4390
5380
6370
7371
8361
9361
10351
11341
12341
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22321
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24321
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26321
27321
28321
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
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13991
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 7:35 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:354:39
29.07:364:38
39.07:374:38
49.07:384:38
59.07:394:38
69.07:404:38
79.07:414:38
88.97:414:38
98.97:424:38
108.97:434:38
118.97:444:38
128.97:454:38
138.97:464:38
148.97:464:38
158.97:474:38
168.87:484:39
178.87:484:39
188.87:494:39
198.87:494:40
208.87:504:40
218.87:514:40
228.87:514:41
238.87:524:41
248.87:524:42
258.87:524:42
268.87:534:43
278.87:534:44
288.87:534:44
298.97:544:45
308.97:544:46
318.97:544:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
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241.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Follonica

In seasonPeak

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

Follonica's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Follonica?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Follonica.

What to pack for Follonica in December

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

In December, Follonica sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Follonica 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 26 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Follonica 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 Follonica peaks around July 13 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 13UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Follonica?

Follonica sits at 42.9°N, 10.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Piombino, 19 km away.

PoggibonsiLivorno

Topography around Follonica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Follonica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 625 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,738 m.

The land around Follonica is covered by water (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
625 m
80 km
1,738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Piombino 19 km · Grosseto 34 km · Cecina 47 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 58 km · Colle di Val d'Elsa 62 km · Siena 63 km · Poggibonsi 68 km · Livorno 77 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 Follonica (42.9278°, 10.7645°, elevation 4 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).