Monte Rosello in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Monte Rosello sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 184 mm of rain over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
184 mm
28 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
3.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Monte Rosello in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Monte Rosello reaches about 13°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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Monte Rosello 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 5699.43.5
Feb12° / 538.710.43.4
Mar14° / 548.411.74.5
Apr16° / 11°60913.15.5
May20° / 14°466.414.27.1
Jun24° / 18°223.514.98.6
Jul27° / 21°71.314.68.8
Aug27° / 21°102.113.68.5
Sep24° / 19°436.112.37.9
Oct21° / 16°718.810.96.9
Nov17° / 12°9611.89.75.1
Dec14° / 7610.79.13.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Monte Rosello gets around 184 mm of rain over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 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 2.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Monte Rosello

In seasonPeak

In winter, Monte Rosello overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Monte Rosello's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Monte Rosello?

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.

3.6
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 Monte Rosello.

What to pack for Monte Rosello in Winter

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

In winter, Monte Rosello sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Monte Rosello in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Oct 24 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Monte Rosello 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 Monte Rosello peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Monte Rosello 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 Monte Rosello is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1615 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Rosello?

Monte Rosello sits at 40.7°N, 8.6°E, 233 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Sassari, 1.0 km away.

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Topography around Monte Rosello

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Rosello has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 229 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Monte Rosello is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
754 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Sassari 1.0 km · Porto Torres 18 km · Alghero 29 km · Nuoro 79 km · Olbia 81 km · Oristano 93 km · Ajaccio 132 km · Iglesias 159 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 Monte Rosello (40.7354°, 8.5677°, elevation 233 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.