Sciacca weather in December

In December, Sciacca sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sciacca's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sciacca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 83 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:21 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 12th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Sciacca reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	14	12
25	14	12
26	14	12
27	14	12
28	14	12
29	14	12
30	14	12
31	14	12

Sciacca weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 11°	78	9.5	9.7	4.1
Feb	13° / 11°	68	9.6	10.6	3.9
Mar	14° / 12°	53	7.4	11.7	4.8
Apr	16° / 14°	40	6.3	12.9	5.8
May	19° / 17°	15	2.9	14	7.6
Jun	23° / 20°	4	0.9	14.5	9.0
Jul	25° / 23°	1	0.3	14.3	9.5
Aug	26° / 24°	2	0.6	13.4	9.1
Sep	24° / 22°	34	4.3	12.3	8.4
Oct	21° / 19°	67	7.3	11	7.3
Nov	18° / 16°	87	10.1	10	6.0
Dec	15° / 13°	83	10.7	9.5	4.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63
Cloudier (%)	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sciacca gets around 83 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	30

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	77	78	80	82	84	85	87	88	88	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96
Comfortable (%)	22	21	19	17	16	15	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	78	21	1
3	80	19	1
4	82	17	1
5	84	16	0
6	85	15	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0

Wind in December

Winds average 21 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy
29	21	breezy
30	21	breezy
31	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 24 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 7:09 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27
Sunset (PM)	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:46	4:46	4:46	4:46	4:47	4:47	4:47	4:48	4:48	4:48	4:49	4:49	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:53	4:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	7:09	4:45
2	9.6	7:10	4:45
3	9.6	7:11	4:45
4	9.6	7:12	4:45
5	9.5	7:13	4:45
6	9.5	7:14	4:45
7	9.5	7:15	4:45
8	9.5	7:15	4:45
9	9.5	7:16	4:45
10	9.5	7:17	4:45
11	9.5	7:18	4:45
12	9.5	7:18	4:46
13	9.4	7:19	4:46
14	9.4	7:20	4:46
15	9.4	7:20	4:46
16	9.4	7:21	4:47
17	9.4	7:22	4:47
18	9.4	7:22	4:47
19	9.4	7:23	4:48
20	9.4	7:23	4:48
21	9.4	7:24	4:48
22	9.4	7:24	4:49
23	9.4	7:25	4:49
24	9.4	7:25	4:50
25	9.4	7:26	4:50
26	9.4	7:26	4:51
27	9.4	7:26	4:52
28	9.4	7:27	4:52
29	9.4	7:27	4:53
30	9.4	7:27	4:53
31	9.4	7:27	4:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sciacca?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sciacca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sciacca in December

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

In December, Sciacca sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sciacca in December

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 7 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	21	23	25	24	22	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Sciacca in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sciacca peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	4	5	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sciacca?

Sciacca sits at 37.5°N, 13.1°E, 60 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Ribera, 16 km away.

Topography around Sciacca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sciacca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,576 m.

The land around Sciacca is covered by water (41%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

383 m

water 41%

16 km

946 m

water 50%

80 km

1,576 m

water 41%

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← November Sciacca year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Ribera 16 km · Castelvetrano 32 km · Porto Empedocle 46 km · Mazara del Vallo 47 km · Agrigento 49 km · Alcamo 53 km · Favara 55 km · Partinico 60 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 Sciacca (37.5069°, 13.084°, elevation 60 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	14	12
25	14	12
26	14	12
27	14	12
28	14	12
29	14	12
30	14	12
31	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	78	21	1
3	80	19	1
4	82	17	1
5	84	16	0
6	85	15	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	14	12
25	14	12
26	14	12
27	14	12
28	14	12
29	14	12
30	14	12
31	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	78	21	1
3	80	19	1
4	82	17	1
5	84	16	0
6	85	15	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	14	12
25	14	12
26	14	12
27	14	12
28	14	12
29	14	12
30	14	12
31	14	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	33
28	32
29	31
30	31
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	78	21	1
3	80	19	1
4	82	17	1
5	84	16	0
6	85	15	0
7	87	13	0
8	88	12	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	91	9	0
14	92	8	0
15	92	8	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0