Italy · December
Italy in December: Weather, Crowds & What's On
What December is actually like in Italy — average highs and lows, how much rain to expect, public holidays that fill trains and hotels, and verified places to go.
Weather in December
The 10th warmest month of Italy's year. The 11th wettest month, at 5% of the year's rain.
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Public holidays in December
Domestic travel peaks around these dates — book earlier and expect busier sights.
- December 8 Immacolata Concezione · Immaculate Conception
- December 25 Natale · Christmas Day
- December 26 Santo Stefano · St. Stephen's Day
On in December
- Christmas in RomeRome
Verified quiet times
Real foot-traffic data for places worth timing right.
attraction Colosseum
Buy a timed-entry ticket online before you go (the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill share one combo ticket, valid 24 hours) and arrive at your slot
attraction Archaeological Park of Pompeii
The Archaeological Park of Pompeii is a full ancient Roman city buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, located in the town of Pompei about 30 minutes by train
Places to go in Italy
attraction Colosseum
Buy a timed-entry ticket online before you go (the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill share one combo ticket, valid 24 hours) and arrive at your slot
attraction Duomo di Milano
The Duomo di Milano, Milan's Gothic cathedral on Piazza del Duomo, is best visited early morning (before 9:30am) to beat crowds, with a rooftop terrace
attraction Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco is Venice's grand central square, framed by St. Mark's Basilica, the Campanile bell tower, and the Doge's Palace.
attraction Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
The Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore) is Florence's free-to-enter cathedral crowned by Brunelleschi's red-tiled dome; climbing the dome or Giotto's
attraction Uffizi Galleries
Book a timed-entry ticket online well in advance, arrive at your slot rather than early, and head straight for the Botticelli rooms before the mid-morning
attraction Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is a 50-kilometre ribbon of cliffside road (the SS163) linking towns like Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello along the Sorrentine Peninsula south
attraction Piazza Maggiore
Piazza Maggiore is Bologna's medieval heart, framed by the unfinished marble façade of the Basilica di San Petronio, the crenellated Palazzo d'Accursio and
attraction Archaeological Park of Pompeii
The Archaeological Park of Pompeii is a full ancient Roman city buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, located in the town of Pompei about 30 minutes by train
Climate figures are 30-year averages from Open-Meteo; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.