Weather in Ancona in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Ancona;
Average weather
Average temperature in Ancona in December
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +14°C.
Is Ancona warm or cold in December?
Ancona is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +7°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Ancona, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Ancona in December
Water in Ancona in December is Cold. It varies from +13°C to +17°C, with an average of +15°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +11°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Ancona in December?
Climate in Ancona in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +11°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | -4°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 70 mm | 63 mm | 47 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +15°C | +13°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 79% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 70 mm to 63 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 79%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ancona is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Ancona?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ancona in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 1983 with only 355 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1248 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ancona, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.