When to go · Lampione
Lampione in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rough seas, trips often cancelled).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Italy overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Italy overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rough seas, trips often cancelled).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- LampioneHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 8 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and St Stephen's Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Italy
Most shops, museums and many restaurants shut on the 25th; papal Christmas Mass in Rome.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Italy overall
- Medium
- Prices · Italy overall
- Medium
Italy overall: Christmas markets in Bolzano and Merano, cribs (presepi) in Naples; ski season opens around 8 December.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lampione, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Dec: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 8
May: 3 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
May: High
Prices
Dec: Medium
May: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
May: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rough seas, trips often cancelled).
May: Inside Lampione's best window: May–Sep (calm seas, warm water).
Lampione: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings