Porto Sant'Elpidio weather in December

In December, Porto Sant'Elpidio sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Porto Sant'Elpidio's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Sant'Elpidio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:37 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Porto Sant'Elpidio is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Porto Sant'Elpidio reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Porto Sant'Elpidio weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 529.10.59.22.5
Feb11° / 518.70.510.22.6
Mar13° / 608.40.211.63.7
Apr16° / 11°548.7013.25.1
May20° / 16°497.6014.56.9
Jun25° / 20°305.5015.18.0
Jul27° / 23°233.8014.98.1
Aug27° / 23°335013.87.8
Sep24° / 19°577.6012.37.5
Oct19° / 16°568.2010.86.5
Nov15° / 12°7010.309.54.5
Dec12° / 7010.50.28.93.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64753
74753
84852
94753
104951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Porto Sant'Elpidio gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1360
2360
3360
4360
5360
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11351
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15341
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25331
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27341
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31342

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 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 7:24 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:244:26
29.07:254:25
39.07:264:25
49.07:274:25
59.07:284:25
68.97:294:25
78.97:304:25
88.97:314:25
98.97:314:25
108.97:324:25
118.97:334:25
128.87:344:25
138.87:354:25
148.87:354:25
158.87:364:25
168.87:374:25
178.87:374:26
188.87:384:26
198.87:394:26
208.87:394:27
218.87:404:27
228.87:404:28
238.87:414:28
248.87:414:29
258.87:414:29
268.87:424:30
278.87:424:30
288.87:424:31
298.87:434:32
308.87:434:32
318.87:434:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Porto Sant'Elpidio?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Porto Sant'Elpidio.

What to pack for Porto Sant'Elpidio in December

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

In December, Porto Sant'Elpidio sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Porto Sant'Elpidio in December

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in December — 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 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 13 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Porto Sant'Elpidio 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 Porto Sant'Elpidio peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Porto Sant'Elpidio 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 Porto Sant'Elpidio is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodMar 1917 µg/m³Sep 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Sant'Elpidio?

Porto Sant'Elpidio sits at 43.3°N, 13.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Civitanova Marche, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Porto Sant'Elpidio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Porto Sant'Elpidio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Sant'Elpidio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,455 m.

The land around Porto Sant'Elpidio is covered by water (41%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (50%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (33%), trees (28%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
2,455 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Civitanova Marche 7.0 km · Porto San Giorgio 9.0 km · Fermo 10 km · Macerata 25 km · Osimo 34 km · San Benedetto del Tronto 34 km · Tolentino 39 km · Ancona 44 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 Porto Sant'Elpidio (43.253°, 13.7597°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).