Weather in Bari in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Bari in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +15°C with a maximum of +23°C and a minimum of +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +16°C.
Is Bari warm or cold in December?
Bari is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +17°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Bari, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Bari in December
Water in Bari 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 +13°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Bari in December?
Climate in Bari in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -1°C | -2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 57 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +15°C | +13°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 77% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +17°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 69 mm to 57 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 77%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 8 to 9.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bari is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bari?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bari in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2023 (+22°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 375 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 983 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bari, 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.