Novara in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Novara sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 222 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early December to 10°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Novara's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Novara's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 8°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 0°C
- Precipitation
- 222 mm
- 24 wet days
- Avg wind
- 5 km/h
- Travel score
- 1.3
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Novara in Winter
Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early December to 10°C by late February.
A typical winter day in Novara reaches about 8°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Novara
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 72 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Novara 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / -0° | 71 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 9° / 1° | 72 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 14° / 4° | 95 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 17° / 8° | 138 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 5.1 |
| May | 22° / 13° | 162 | 16 | 0 | 14.7 | 5.7 |
| Jun | 26° / 16° | 137 | 13.9 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.2 |
| Jul | 28° / 18° | 99 | 11.7 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 27° / 18° | 123 | 12.8 | 0 | 13.9 | 6.2 |
| Sep | 23° / 14° | 159 | 12.2 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 17° / 10° | 169 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 4.9 |
| Nov | 11° / 5° | 184 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 7° / 1° | 79 | 8 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Novara gets around 222 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 5 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.7 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Novara?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novara.
What to pack for Novara in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Novara sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.
UV index in Novara in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Novara in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Moderate |
| Feb | 17 | Moderate |
| Mar | 21 | Moderate |
| Apr | 20 | Moderate |
| May | 17 | Moderate |
| Jun | 20 | Moderate |
| Jul | 17 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 15 | Moderate |
| Oct | 14 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 15 | Moderate |
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.
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
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.