Ruvo di Puglia in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ruvo di Puglia sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 170 mm of precipitation over about 28 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 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ruvo di Puglia's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ruvo di Puglia's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
170 mm
28 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
3.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ruvo di Puglia in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Ruvo di Puglia reaches about 12°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

Ruvo di Puglia 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 5590.99.42.9
Feb12° / 569.61.310.43.1
Mar15° / 609.70.411.74.5
Apr18° / 61100.113.15.8
May22° / 14°448.6014.37.2
Jun27° / 18°376.5014.97.3
Jul30° / 20°254.7014.76.3
Aug30° / 20°255.1013.66.1
Sep26° / 17°568.4012.37.3
Oct21° / 13°618.3010.97.0
Nov16° / 678.40.19.75.3
Dec12° / 599.30.99.13.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ruvo di Puglia gets around 170 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Ruvo di Puglia?

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.

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ruvo di Puglia.

What to pack for Ruvo di Puglia in Winter

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

In winter, Ruvo di Puglia sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ruvo di Puglia in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 13°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 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 May 31 to Oct 20 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Ruvo di Puglia in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Ruvo di Puglia 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
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ruvo di Puglia in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ruvo di Puglia is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1115 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ruvo di Puglia?

Ruvo di Puglia sits at 41.1°N, 16.5°E, 256 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Terlizzi, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ruvo di Puglia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruvo di Puglia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m.

The land around Ruvo di Puglia is covered by trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), water (29%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
1,385 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Terlizzi 5.0 km · Corato 7.0 km · Molfetta 13 km · Bisceglie 14 km · Giovinazzo 17 km · Bitonto 17 km · Trani 19 km · Palo del Colle 20 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 Ruvo di Puglia (41.1176°, 16.4842°, elevation 256 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.