When to go · Messina
Messina in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and crowded), Nov–Dec (wettest months).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 16°C61°F / 11°C53°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Italy overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Italy overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Messina
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot and crowded), Nov–Dec (wettest months).
Weather in December
- MessinaHighs around 16.2 °C, lows around 11.4 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 61 °F, lows around 53 °F, rain on about 11 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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast