Montesilvano in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Montesilvano sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 212 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
212 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Montesilvano in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Montesilvano reaches about 11°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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Montesilvano 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
Jan10° / 73101.79.22.4
Feb11° / 589.51.510.32.6
Mar13° / 629.41.211.63.8
Apr16° / 11°629.90.113.15.1
May20° / 15°549.6014.46.6
Jun25° / 19°477.1015.17.7
Jul27° / 22°365.2014.87.9
Aug27° / 22°396.3013.77.6
Sep24° / 19°688.1012.37.4
Oct19° / 15°628.5010.86.6
Nov15° / 11°829.70.39.64.7
Dec12° / 8111.21.58.92.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Montesilvano gets around 212 mm of rain and snow over 31 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 2.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Montesilvano?

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.

2.6
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 Montesilvano.

What to pack for Montesilvano in Winter

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

In winter, Montesilvano sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Montesilvano 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 15 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Montesilvano 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 Montesilvano peaks around July 15 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Montesilvano 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 Montesilvano is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Montesilvano's WHO annual average of 13.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodApr 1018 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Montesilvano?

Montesilvano sits at 42.5°N, 14.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Pescara, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Montesilvano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montesilvano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,846 m.

The land around Montesilvano is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (23%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), water (27%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
2,846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Pescara 8.0 km · Francavilla al Mare 15 km · Chieti 18 km · Roseto degli Abruzzi 21 km · Giulianova 31 km · Lanciano 37 km · Teramo 40 km · San Benedetto del Tronto 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 Montesilvano (42.5114°, 14.1451°, elevation 5 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.