Humidity Levels in Italy During December

The average humidity in December is listed below for major cities and other places throughout Italy. The tables give the month's daily averages for the highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

All the numbers here are based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: Northeast, Northwest, Central , South and Italy's Mediterranean Islands.

Northeastern Italy

This section takes in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto. Three weather stations on the list are located at over 2000 metres (6560 feet) elevation: Paganella and Passo Rolle in the Dolomites and Monte Cimone of the Apennine Mountains.

Average relative humidity (%) in December
Place High Low
Bologna 94 69
Bolzano 93 52
Cervia 98 74
Monte Cimone 86 54
Paganella 78 50
Passo Rolle 78 44
Rimini 97 70
Tarvisio 95 71
Trieste 79 56
Venice (Venezia) 94 65
Verona 98 72
Vicenza 97 65

Northwestern Italy

The cities here are in the regions of Liguria, Lombardy (Lombardia) and Piedmont.

Daily high and low humidity (%) averages in December
Place High Low
Bergamo 93 63
Brescia 97 72
Genoa (Genova) 78 50
Milan (Milano) 96 72
Turin (Torino) 93 62

Central Italy

The regions of central Italy include Lazio and Tuscany (Toscana) along the west coast, Umbria in the interior and Marche on the east coast. The highest weather station of this group sits at 1875 metres (6150 feet) on Monte Terminillo.

Average December humidity (%)
Place High Low
Ancona 94 66
Arezzo 94 63
Civitavecchia 85 62
Florence (Firenze) 92 59
Monte Argentario 94 60
Monte Terminillo 92 64
Perugia 97 72
Pisa 93 60
Ponza Island 87 62
Rome (Roma) 96 61
Volterra 90 64

Southern Italy

The regions covered here make up Italy's boot, ranging from Abruzzo in the north to Calabria in the south and include Apulia (Puglia), Campania and Molise. Capo Palinuro is in the National Park of Cilento on Italy's west coast.

Average daily humidity (%) for December
Place High Low
Bari 92 61
Capo Palinuro 85 53
Foggia 96 63
Lecce 97 67
Naples (Napoli) 93 59
Pescara 93 56
Reggio Calabria 90 57
Santa Maria di Leuca 91 65
Termoli 90 66

Mediterranean Islands

The weather data given in this table are for the Italian islands of Sardinia (Sardegna) and Sicily (Sicilia). Also included are two smaller islands: Ustica located north of Sicily, and Pantelleria to the southwest of Sicily.

Average December humidity levels (%)
Place High Low
Alghero, Sardinia 93 66
Cagliari, Sardinia 96 64
Catania, Sicily 94 53
Messina, Sicily 88 58
Palermo, Sicily 83 51
Pantelleria Island 91 64
Ustica Island 94 67
Reference

Climatologia del Centro. Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica. Repubblica Italiana. Atlante climatico.

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