Spoleto weather in December

In December, Spoleto sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Spoleto's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spoleto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:39 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Spoleto is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.5 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical December day in Spoleto reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1103
2103
393
493
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1282
1382
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

How December really feels in Spoleto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
23
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Spoleto weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 619.12.19.21.1
Feb / 709.32.710.31.6
Mar12° / 8310.4211.63.2
Apr15° / 9112.40.513.14.5
May20° / 10°8011.1014.46.3
Jun25° / 14°518.2015.17.4
Jul28° / 16°305014.87.4
Aug28° / 16°336.1013.77.0
Sep23° / 13°698.5012.37.2
Oct18° / 819.9010.86.0
Nov12° / 10911.60.79.63.3
Dec / 9110.228.91.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44852
54951
64951
74951
85050
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
205149
215149
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275149
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Spoleto gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1364
2354
3354
4354
5344
6344
7344
8334
9335
10335
11325
12326
13326
14316
15316
16317
17317
18327
19328
20328
21338
22338
23338
24338
25338
26348
27348
28348
29348
30338
31338

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 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 7:26 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:264:31
29.17:274:31
39.07:284:31
49.07:294:31
59.07:304:31
69.07:314:30
79.07:324:30
89.07:334:30
98.97:344:30
108.97:354:30
118.97:354:30
128.97:364:31
138.97:374:31
148.97:384:31
158.97:384:31
168.97:394:31
178.97:404:32
188.97:404:32
198.97:414:32
208.97:414:33
218.97:424:33
228.97:424:34
238.97:434:34
248.97:434:35
258.97:444:35
268.97:444:36
278.97:444:36
288.97:454:37
298.97:454:38
308.97:454:38
318.97:454:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Spoleto?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Spoleto.

What to pack for Spoleto in December

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

In December, Spoleto sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Spoleto 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 Spoleto peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Spoleto?

Spoleto sits at 42.7°N, 12.7°E, 396 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Terni, 21 km away.

Topography around Spoleto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spoleto has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 689 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,813 m.

The land around Spoleto is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
689 m
16 km
1,467 m
80 km
2,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Terni 21 km · Foligno 24 km · Todi 27 km · Assisi 37 km · Rieti 39 km · Bastia umbra 39 km · Perugia 50 km · Viterbo 63 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 Spoleto (42.7407°, 12.739°, elevation 396 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. 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).