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Lake Como in December

Cool and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Lake Como is cool: highs near 51°F, lows near 34°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 8 hours 42 minutes.December in Lake Como is cool: highs near 11°C, lows near 1°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 8 hours 42 minutes.

High
51°F11°Caverage
Low
34°F1°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 28% of days
Daylight
8h 42mon average

Is December a good time to visit Lake Como?

December sits outside Lake Como's best months, which run in two parts: June, or September. Expect cool days and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 51°F in December, against 49°F to 83°F through the year.Highs near 11°C in December, against 9°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

28% of days in December, against 26% to 58% through the year.

Cloud cover

50% cover in December, against 38% to 59% through the year.

Daylight

8h 42m in December, against 8h 42m to 15h 41m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November59°15°low 41°low 5°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. December51°11°low 34°low 1°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January49°9°low 32°low 0°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Lake Como sits, in December

Europe/Rome
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:58 AMsets 4:38 PM
Above the sea
190 mlow-lying
Latitude
46.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Stresa57 km west

The land around Lake Como, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Italy in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Lake Como

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Lake Como. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (190 m) against the climate model's (819 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (190 m) against the climate model's (819 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.