Weather in Catania in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Catania in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +20°C with a maximum of +24°C and a minimum of +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +19°C.
Is Catania warm or cold in December?
Catania is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Catania:
Climate in Catania in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +17°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | -2°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +25°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 61 mm | 56 mm | 66 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 76% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 61 mm to 56 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 76%. 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 12 to 13.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Catania 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 Catania?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Catania in December has changed quite a lot over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2017 (+17°C) and the highest in 1989 (+31°C). The driest year was 1979 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2005 with 296 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Catania, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.