Savona weather in December

In December, Savona sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Savona's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Savona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:02 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in Savona reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°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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Savona weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 95102.29.12.1
Feb10° / 788.9210.22.3
Mar12° / 9510.7111.63.3
Apr15° / 11°9511.30.113.24.3
May18° / 15°7411.4014.55.7
Jun22° / 18°519.1015.36.9
Jul24° / 21°367.10157.8
Aug25° / 21°458013.87.6
Sep22° / 18°1129.5012.36.9
Oct18° / 15°15712.60.110.85.5
Nov13° / 10°19312.20.59.43.6
Dec10° / 112111.78.72.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
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55149
65149
75149
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95149
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Savona gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1355
2355
3345
4345
5345
6335
7335
8335
9335
10335
11345
12345
13355
14355
15365
16366
17376
18376
19386
20385
21385
22385
23385
24386
25376
26376
27366
28366
29356
30356
31347

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 (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 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 7:48 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 4:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:484:43
28.97:494:43
38.97:514:43
48.87:524:42
58.87:534:42
68.87:544:42
78.87:544:42
88.87:554:42
98.87:564:42
108.77:574:42
118.77:584:42
128.77:594:42
138.78:004:42
148.78:004:42
158.78:014:43
168.78:024:43
178.78:024:43
188.78:034:43
198.78:044:44
208.78:044:44
218.78:054:44
228.78:054:45
238.78:064:45
248.78:064:46
258.78:064:46
268.78:074:47
278.78:074:48
288.78:074:48
298.78:084:49
308.78:084:50
318.78:084:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
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131.4Dim
141.4Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Savona

In seasonPeak

In December, Savona sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Savona's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Savona?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Savona.

What to pack for Savona in December

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

In December, Savona sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Savona in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 19 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Savona 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 Savona peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Savona?

Savona sits at 44.3°N, 8.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Albenga, 35 km away.

Topography around Savona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Savona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,699 m.

The land around Savona is covered by water (41%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
374 m
16 km
1,284 m
80 km
2,699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Albenga 35 km · Genoa 39 km · Acqui Terme 41 km · Mondovì 53 km · Alba 56 km · Novi Ligure 56 km · Portofino 58 km · Imperia 58 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 Savona (44.309°, 8.4771°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).