Grosseto weather in December

In December, Grosseto sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 10 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 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Grosseto's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grosseto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:46 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Grosseto reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°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)
1149
2149
3149
4149
5139
6139
7139
8139
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10139
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13138
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Grosseto 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
Jan12° / 598.39.23.2
Feb12° / 587.910.33.5
Mar14° / 537.611.64.7
Apr17° / 11°538.513.15.8
May21° / 15°42714.47.2
Jun25° / 18°264.515.18.2
Jul28° / 21°152.414.88.0
Aug28° / 21°213.213.77.5
Sep25° / 19°767.612.37.5
Oct20° / 15°1049.910.86.6
Nov16° / 11°12212.29.64.8
Dec13° / 82108.93.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Grosseto gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 33% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)
139
238
338
437
536
636
735
834
934
1033
1133
1232
1332
1432
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
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24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 7:33 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:334:38
29.17:344:38
39.07:354:37
49.07:364:37
59.07:374:37
69.07:384:37
79.07:394:37
89.07:394:37
98.97:404:37
108.97:414:37
118.97:424:37
128.97:434:37
138.97:444:37
148.97:444:37
158.97:454:38
168.97:464:38
178.97:464:38
188.97:474:38
198.97:484:39
208.97:484:39
218.87:494:40
228.87:494:40
238.87:504:40
248.97:504:41
258.97:504:42
268.97:514:42
278.97:514:43
288.97:514:43
298.97:524:44
308.97:524:45
318.97:524:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Grosseto

In seasonPeak

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

Grosseto's rainy season runs September–February, 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 Grosseto?

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

3.5
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 Grosseto.

What to pack for Grosseto in December

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

In December, Grosseto sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Grosseto 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 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 28 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Grosseto 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 Grosseto peaks around July 14 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 14UV 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 Grosseto?

Grosseto sits at 42.8°N, 11.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Follonica, 34 km away.

Colle di Val d'ElsaCecinaPoggibonsiRosignano Solvay-CastiglioncelloViterbo

Topography around Grosseto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grosseto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Grosseto is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
562 m
80 km
1,724 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Follonica 34 km · Piombino 51 km · Siena 64 km · Colle di Val d'Elsa 73 km · Cecina 77 km · Poggibonsi 79 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 89 km · Viterbo 90 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 Grosseto (42.763°, 11.1094°, elevation 10 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).