Weekly note

Italy in December

5 of the 5 destinations in Italy are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 5 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot or good; 5 are ok: Sicily, Naples, Rome, Venice and Milan.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Sicily ok 14° cool 6d — 14C max, 6 rainy days
2 Naples ok 14° cool 9d — 14C max, 9 rainy days
3 Rome ok 14° cool 11d £156 14C max, 11 rainy days
4 Venice ok 9° cool 6d — 9C max, 6 rainy days
5 Milan ok 8° cool 7d — 8C max, 7 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for December departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for December departures.

Other months for Italy

December elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Italy as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.