Zola Predosa in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Zola Predosa sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 178 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
9°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
178 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Zola Predosa in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C.

A typical winter day in Zola Predosa reaches about 9°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Zola Predosa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 67 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
67
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zola Predosa 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
Jan / 457.4291.4
Feb10° / 647.52.110.12.4
Mar15° / 638.1111.64.7
Apr18° / 7610.20.213.25.9
May23° / 13°769.5014.66.9
Jun28° / 18°607.8015.36.4
Jul31° / 20°466.30155.2
Aug30° / 20°537.7013.95.3
Sep25° / 16°688012.37.2
Oct19° / 11°768.8010.76.3
Nov13° / 91100.59.43.6
Dec / 698.71.68.71.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Zola Predosa gets around 178 mm of rain and snow over 24 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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 48 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 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Zola Predosa?

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.

1.8
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 Zola Predosa.

What to pack for Zola Predosa in Winter

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

In winter, Zola Predosa sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Zola Predosa 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 Zola Predosa peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zola Predosa 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 Zola Predosa is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1919 µg/m³Sep 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zola Predosa?

Zola Predosa sits at 44.5°N, 11.2°E, 82 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Casalecchio di Reno, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Zola Predosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zola Predosa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,092 m.

The land around Zola Predosa is covered by trees (32%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
797 m
80 km
2,092 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Casalecchio di Reno 5.0 km · Bologna 10 km · Castel Maggiore 15 km · San Lazzaro 15 km · Vignola 16 km · San Giovanni in Persiceto 17 km · Castelfranco Emilia 18 km · Cento 27 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 Zola Predosa (44.4897°, 11.2183°, elevation 82 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.