Climate averages 1991–2020
Marsala weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Marsala: daytime highs average 15.2°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 70 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 36 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palermo (89 km away). In December its highs average 15.3°C, about as warm as Marsala, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Marsala ranks 5th of 79 for the warmest December highs and 27th of 79 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 79 cities is 10.5°C; Marsala is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 14.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 70 mm to 64 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Marsala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 64 | 9.9 | 9.910 h |
| February | 14.0°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 62 | 9.2 | 10.811 h |
| March | 15.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 51 | 8.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.2°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 41 | 7.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 22.1°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 19 | 4.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 26.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 5.1 | 1.3 | 14.715 h |
| July | 29.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 14.515 h |
| August | 30.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 6.2 | 1.5 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 42 | 5.9 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.8°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 74 | 8.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.5°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 76 | 10.3 | 10.210 h |
| December, selected | 15.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 70 | 10.8 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Palermo in DecemberItaly · 89 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 10.6°C · 67 mm rain
- Gela in DecemberItaly · 179 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 9.6°C · 65 mm rain
- Nabeul in DecemberTunisia · 212 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 46 mm rain
- La Marsa in DecemberTunisia · 213 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 72 mm rain
- Sukrah in DecemberTunisia · 219 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 72 mm rain
- Hammamet in DecemberTunisia · 224 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Ragusa in DecemberItaly · 224 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 60 mm rain
- Tunis in DecemberTunisia · 229 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.8°C · 46 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Marsala) is explained once on the Marsala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.