Novara weather in December

In December, Novara sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Novara's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:06 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17 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 8°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical December day in Novara reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
582
682
781
881
981
1081
1181
1271
1371
1471
1571
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2960
3060
3160

How December really feels in Novara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
17
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Novara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°718.33.58.90.9
Feb / 728.12.710.11.9
Mar14° / 959.91.611.64.1
Apr17° / 13813.70.313.25.1
May22° / 13°16216014.75.7
Jun26° / 16°13713.9015.46.2
Jul28° / 18°9911.7015.16.2
Aug27° / 18°12312.8013.96.2
Sep23° / 14°15912.2012.36.4
Oct17° / 10°16912.90.110.74.9
Nov11° / 18411.60.99.32.6
Dec / 7982.88.61.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44852
54951
65050
75149
85248
95149
105248
115248
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185248
195248
205248
215248
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275248
285149
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Novara gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1307
2297
3297
4287
5277
6277
7278
8268
9268
10268
11268
12268
13268
14268
15269
16269
17269
18269
19269
20269
212610
222610
232610
242610
252610
262511
272511
282511
292612
302612
312612

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 7:52 AM to 8:12 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)
18.87:524:39
28.87:534:38
38.77:544:38
48.77:554:38
58.77:564:38
68.77:574:37
78.77:584:37
88.67:594:37
98.68:004:37
108.68:014:37
118.68:024:37
128.68:034:37
138.68:034:37
148.68:044:37
158.58:054:38
168.58:064:38
178.58:064:38
188.58:074:38
198.58:074:39
208.58:084:39
218.58:094:40
228.58:094:40
238.58:094:40
248.58:104:41
258.58:104:42
268.58:114:42
278.58:114:43
288.58:114:43
298.58:114:44
308.68:124:45
318.68:124:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Novara?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novara.

What to pack for Novara in December

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

In December, Novara sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Novara 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 Novara peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novara in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Novara is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Novara's WHO annual average of 17 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2121 µg/m³Nov 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Novara?

Novara sits at 45.4°N, 8.6°E, 165 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Galliate, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Novara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,464 m.

The land around Novara is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
4,464 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Galliate 7.0 km · Trecate 9.0 km · Magenta 21 km · Vercelli 21 km · Vigevano 23 km · Abbiategrasso 24 km · Busto Arsizio 25 km · Gallarate 27 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 Novara (45.4469°, 8.6212°, elevation 165 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).