Weather in Naples in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Naples in December
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +18°C.
Is Naples warm or cold in December?
Naples is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +17°C to +14°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 Naples, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Naples in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +14°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -4°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +22°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 192 mm | 140 mm | 113 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 73% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +17°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 192 mm to 140 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 73%. 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 10 to 11.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
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 Naples is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 0 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Naples?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Naples in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+18°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 393 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Naples, 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.