Sestu in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sestu sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 130 mm of rain over about 23 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 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
14°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
130 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sestu in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical winter day in Sestu reaches about 14°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

10°15°20°DecJanFeb

Sestu 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 376.79.54.1
Feb14° / 397.410.54.2
Mar16° / 467.511.75.4
Apr18° / 11°488.4136.3
May22° / 14°335.614.17.7
Jun27° / 18°102.114.78.2
Jul30° / 21°20.514.57.0
Aug30° / 21°81.813.56.5
Sep26° / 19°314.912.37.7
Oct23° / 15°436.1117.6
Nov18° / 12°629.19.85.9
Dec15° / 548.69.34.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Sestu gets around 130 mm of rain over 23 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 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min in early December to 11 hours 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 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Sestu?

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.

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sestu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sestu in Winter

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

In winter, Sestu sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sestu in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 2 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Sestu 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 Sestu peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sestu?

Sestu sits at 39.3°N, 9.1°E, 44 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Monserrato, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sestu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sestu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,808 m.

The land around Sestu is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (31%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
877 m
80 km
1,808 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Monserrato 6.0 km · Selargius 8.0 km · Cagliari 8.0 km · Assemini 8.0 km · Sinnai 10 km · Quartu Sant'Elena 16 km · Iglesias 48 km · Carbonia 51 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 Sestu (39.2985°, 9.0925°, elevation 44 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.