Italy
Tuscany in December
🧥 WinterCool and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why December scores 8.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.9
- !Cool (11.7°C highs / 5.1°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 4.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~65 mm rain)
- Air quality7.1
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~24 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | Sep | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.1 Very good | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 12° / 5° | 28° / 16° |
| Rain | 65 mm | 59 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 4° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 24 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas Day 25–27 Dec · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Immaculate Conception (8 Dec)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore TuscanyEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA region of central Italy known for Florence, Renaissance art, hill towns, vineyards and the rolling landscapes of the Val d'Orcia.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Carnevale di ViareggioDate variesUsually late January to February or March, depending on Lent
Known for huge papier-mâché parade floats.
Why go: Parades are on weekends and require tickets.
Where: Viareggio seafront
Scoppio del CarroDate variesEaster Sunday, date moves each year
A cart of fireworks is set off in front of the cathedral.
Why go: Arrive early to get a view.
Where: Piazza del Duomo, Florence
Palio di SienaEvery year2 July and 16 August every year
A bareback horse race between Siena's contrade around the main square.
Why go: The square fills hours early; seats on stands must be booked.
Where: Piazza del Campo, Siena
Florence
The regional capital with the Duomo, the Uffizi Gallery and Michelangelo's David at the Accademia.
💡 Book Uffizi and Accademia tickets in advance.
Siena
A medieval city centred on the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo and its Gothic cathedral.
Pisa
Home to the Leaning Tower on the Piazza dei Miracoli.
💡 Climbing the tower requires a timed ticket.
San Gimignano
A hill town famous for its medieval towers.
Val d'Orcia
A UNESCO-listed landscape of rolling hills, cypress lines and towns like Pienza and Montalcino.
Lucca
A town with intact Renaissance walls you can walk or cycle around.
Bistecca alla fiorentina
A thick T-bone steak grilled rare.
💡 Trattorias in Florence
Ribollita
A hearty bread and vegetable soup.
💡 Trattorias, especially in winter
Pici
Thick hand-rolled pasta from southern Tuscany.
💡 Siena and Val d'Orcia
Lampredotto
Slow-cooked tripe in a bread roll, a Florentine street food.
💡 Tripe kiosks in Florence
Cantucci and vin santo
Almond biscuits dipped in sweet dessert wine.
💡 Bakeries and restaurants
Chianti and Brunello wine
Wines from Chianti and Montalcino.
💡 Wineries and enotecas
Leather goods
Bags, belts and jackets from Florence's leather tradition.
💡 San Lorenzo area and leather workshops in Santa Croce
Panforte
A dense spiced fruit-and-nut cake from Siena.
💡 Siena bakeries
Marbled paper
Hand-marbled paper and notebooks.
💡 Stationery workshops in Florence