Lucera weather in December

In December, Lucera sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lucera's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:24 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Lucera is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Lucera reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1136
2136
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Lucera weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 579.31.29.32.7
Feb12° / 498.81.210.33.1
Mar15° / 589.30.811.74.6
Apr18° / 5790.113.16.1
May24° / 13°438014.37.3
Jun29° / 17°335.9014.96.6
Jul31° / 19°264.9014.75.4
Aug31° / 20°245.5013.75.3
Sep26° / 16°427012.37.2
Oct22° / 12°496.7010.97.2
Nov16° / 608.50.29.75.3
Dec12° / 6310.11.19.13.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54555
64456
74555
84654
94654
104654
114654
124753
134753
144753
154852
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lucera gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1311
2311
3322
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5322
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7332
8333
9343
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19334
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21334
22324
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24324
25324
26324
27314
28314
29314
30314
31315

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:124:25
29.27:134:25
39.27:144:25
49.27:154:24
59.17:164:24
69.17:174:24
79.17:184:24
89.17:184:24
99.17:194:24
109.17:204:24
119.17:214:24
129.07:224:24
139.07:224:24
149.07:234:25
159.07:244:25
169.07:244:25
179.07:254:25
189.07:264:26
199.07:264:26
209.07:274:26
219.07:274:27
229.07:284:27
239.07:284:28
249.07:294:28
259.07:294:29
269.07:294:30
279.07:304:30
289.07:304:31
299.07:304:31
309.07:314:32
319.07:314:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.56 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
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141.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lucera?

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

3.2
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 Lucera.

What to pack for Lucera in December

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

In December, Lucera sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lucera in December

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 22 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Lucera 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 Lucera peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lucera?

Lucera sits at 41.5°N, 15.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Foggia, 18 km away.

Topography around Lucera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 m.

The land around Lucera is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (91%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (30%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
1,909 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Foggia 18 km · San Severo 20 km · Torremaggiore 21 km · Orta Nova 37 km · San Giovanni Rotondo 39 km · San Nicandro Garganico 42 km · Manfredonia 50 km · Cerignola 54 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 Lucera (41.5055°, 15.3391°, elevation 219 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).