Mascalucia Weather in December
Mascalucia in December
The short of it: Mascalucia in December averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 80 mm · daylight 9 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Mascalucia an average December high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 80 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 35 min in mid-December, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Mascalucia runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Gravina di Catania, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Mascalucia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 14 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravina di CataniaSicily | 2 km SE | 15° | 7° | 80 mm |
| Tremestieri EtneoSicily | 3 km ESE | 15° | 7° | 80 mm |
| Sant'Agata Li BattiatiSicily | 3 km SE | 15° | 7° | 80 mm |
| San Giovanni la PuntaSicily | 4 km E | 15° | 8° | 80 mm |
| TrecastagniSicily | 5 km NNE | 13° | 6° | 84 mm |
| PedaraSicily | 6 km N | 13° | 6° | 84 mm |
| BelpassoSicily | 6 km WNW | 13° | 6° | 85 mm |
| MisterbiancoSicily | 7 km SSW | 15° | 7° | 76 mm |