Is Rome hot in December?
Days are typically cool at 12.7°C, while nights average 4.8°C.
Italy · 1991–2020 normal
Rome in
December.
Typical December weather in Rome: 12.7°C by day, 4.8°C at night, 104 mm of rain over 10.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high12.7°C
Typical low4.8°C
Rain104 mm
Wet days10.1
In the year-round weather comparison, December scores 28 out of 100 (May leads the year at 87). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 09 from latitude 41.89°. Open-water sea temperature is 16.3°C (32 km from the place centre).
December at a glance
What is Rome like in December?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 104 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 09 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is December a good time to visit?
December ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3169070
- NOAA station
- IT000016239 · ROMA CIAMPINO
- Station distance
- 13.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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