Veneto · Italy
Venice in December
In December, Venice averages a daytime high of 8 °C and a night-time low of 1 °C, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Venice's most comfortable months, April to June.
- Average high
- 8 °C
- Average low
- 1 °C
- Rain in the month
- 70 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 8 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 187
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Venice
December is the 11th warmest month in Venice by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 7 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 0 °C to 19 °C. By day, December is 5 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 70 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 68 mm (821 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 8 h 40 min, against 8 h 40 min at the shortest and 15 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 °C | 0 °C | 49 mm | |
| February | 10 °C | 2 °C | 51 mm | |
| March | 14 °C | 5 °C | 50 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 9 °C | 67 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 13 °C | 71 mm | Yes |
| June | 27 °C | 17 °C | 78 mm | Yes |
| July | 30 °C | 19 °C | 61 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 19 °C | 68 mm | |
| September | 25 °C | 15 °C | 81 mm | |
| October | 19 °C | 10 °C | 87 mm | |
| November | 13 °C | 6 °C | 88 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 1 °C | 70 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Venice?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 8 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Venice are April to June; the nearest are June, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Italy in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Venice
This guide lists 187 places to stay in Venice: 2 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 185 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 132; 1–3 km, 33; 3–10 km, 21; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.