Weather in Genoa in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Genoa in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +12°C with a maximum of +16°C and a minimum of +2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +15°C.
Is Genoa warm or cold in December?
Genoa is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +8°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 Genoa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Genoa in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +12°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | -4°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +21°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 193 mm | 141 mm | 110 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 64% | 63% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 193 mm to 141 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 67% to 64%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 12.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 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 Genoa is gradually decreasing during December, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Genoa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Genoa in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1990 (+11°C) and the highest in 2019 (+16°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 630 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Genoa, 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.