Piombino in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Piombino sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 224 mm of rain over about 29 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 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Piombino's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Piombino's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 10°C
- Rainfall
- 224 mm
- 29 wet days
- Avg wind
- 20 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Piombino in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Piombino reaches about 12°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.
Piombino 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 | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 9° | 67 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 12° / 9° | 62 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 13° / 11° | 53 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 15° / 13° | 55 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 4.9 |
| May | 19° / 16° | 39 | 6.1 | 14.4 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 22° / 20° | 26 | 4 | 15.1 | 8.2 |
| Jul | 25° / 23° | 14 | 2 | 14.8 | 9.1 |
| Aug | 25° / 23° | 19 | 3 | 13.8 | 8.6 |
| Sep | 23° / 20° | 73 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 7.6 |
| Oct | 19° / 17° | 103 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 6.4 |
| Nov | 16° / 14° | 130 | 13 | 9.5 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 13° / 11° | 94 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 3.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Piombino gets around 224 mm of rain over 29 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 20 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Piombino
In winter, Piombino overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Piombino's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Piombino?
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 Piombino.
What to pack for Piombino in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Piombino sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 29 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Piombino in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 26 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 14 | Bracing |
| Mar | 14 | Bracing |
| Apr | 15 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 23 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index in Piombino in Winter
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 Piombino peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Piombino?
Piombino sits at 42.9°N, 10.5°E, 21 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Follonica, 19 km away.
Topography around Piombino
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Piombino.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Piombino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.
The land around Piombino is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (74%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (22%) 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 Piombino (42.9255°, 10.5259°, elevation 21 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.