Weather in Florence in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Florence;
Average weather
Average temperature in Florence in December
Going from a maximum of +22°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 27% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to +16°C.
Is Florence warm or cold in December?
Florence is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +7°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Florence, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Florence in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +10°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | -14°C | -16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 115 mm | 94 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 79% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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 +10°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 115 mm to 94 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 6 to 7.
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 Florence is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Florence?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Florence in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 499 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1440 mm.
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Monthly weather in Florence
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Florence, 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.