When to go
Italy in December
Across the 1,000 towns we hold, December averages 11 degrees by day and 4 at night, with about 11 days of rain. The sea off the 190 coastal towns sits around 16 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.
Where to go in December
Picked by a rule, not by mood: the weather in the comfortable band, our own editorial verdict on the town, a festival that month, and a sea worth swimming in. The reason is printed under each one.
Catania
Province: Catania · 7 m
Averages 17 degrees with about 5 rain days.
Siracusa
Province: Siracusa · 17 m
Averages 17 degrees with about 7 rain days.
Alba
Province: Cuneo · 172 m
2 events this month.
Trento
Province: Trento · 194 m
Mercatino di Natale Trento falls this month.
Moena
Province: Trento · 1,184 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Moncalvo
Province: Asti · 305 m
Fiera Nazionale di Sua Maestà il Bue Grasso falls this month.
Andalo
Province: Trento · 1,042 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Lavarone
Province: Trento · 1,172 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Alleghe
Province: Belluno · 979 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Agira
Province: Enna · 650 m
Presepe Vivente di Agira falls this month.
What is on in December
12 festivals we hold a source for. Recurring events, so the month is the promise and the exact dates are the comune’s to publish.
- Natale e sapori ad AcerenzaAcerenza
- Presepe Vivente di AgiraAgira
- Fiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco d'Alba - AlbaAlba
- International Alba White Truffle FairAlba
- Villaggio Tirolese ArezzoArezzo
- Mercatino di Natale BrunicoBrunico
- Fiera Nazionale di Sua Maestà il Bue GrassoMoncalvo
- Mercatino della Creatività “Mani e Menti” a Pontremoli (MS)Pontremoli
- Mercato Settimanale Di Rocca Di BotteRocca di Botte
- Festa dell'OlioSan Quirico d'Orcia
- Oil FestivalSan Quirico d'Orcia
- Mercatino di Natale TrentoTrento