Prato in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Prato sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 267 mm of precipitation 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 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Prato's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Prato's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 7°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 267 mm
- 29 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 1.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Prato in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.
A typical winter day in Prato reaches about 7°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Prato
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 82 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Prato 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° / 1° | 77 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 8° / 1° | 83 | 9.1 | 3 | 10.2 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 12° / 4° | 84 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 15° / 7° | 97 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 4.3 |
| May | 19° / 11° | 79 | 12 | 0 | 14.5 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 24° / 14° | 60 | 9.4 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 27° / 17° | 42 | 7.9 | 0 | 14.9 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 27° / 17° | 39 | 8.2 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 22° / 13° | 81 | 9.9 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 17° / 10° | 123 | 11.9 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 11° / 5° | 138 | 12.8 | 1 | 9.5 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 7° / 2° | 108 | 11 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 1.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Prato gets around 267 mm of rain and snow 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 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 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 1.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Prato?
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 Prato.
What to pack for Prato in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Prato sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.
UV index in Prato 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 Prato peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Prato 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 Prato is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prato's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | Moderate |
| Feb | 16 | Moderate |
| Mar | 19 | Moderate |
| Apr | 17 | Moderate |
| May | 16 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 13 | Moderate |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Where is Prato?
Prato sits at 43.9°N, 11.1°E, 61 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Campi Bisenzio, 7.0 km away.
Topography around Prato
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Prato.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Prato has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,202 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.
The land around Prato is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) 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 Prato (43.8805°, 11.097°, elevation 61 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.