Updated 16 Sep 2026 · recomputed nightly

Is December 2026 a good month to visit La Spezia?

Calm — the typical December day in La Spezia is calmer than 90% of its year.

The weather is the trade-off here, not the crowds.

Calm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against La Spezia's own year — not a headcount.

December is La Spezia with the crowds gone — Calm on 26 of 31 days and never busier than Lively, cool and wet, around 12°C / 54°F with rain on about 17 days.

Yes, if the weather does not put you off. December in La Spezia is Calm on the typical day, and not one of the 31 days in our window is crowded enough to call Busy. Expect around 12 °C by day, with rain on about 17 days. The crowd comes with the school holidays in Germany and France. Cruise ships call on 6 of the 31 days, 2 at once on Wednesday 2 December. La Spezia Città del Natale (Christmas market) falls on 1–31 December. Early December is the month's quietest stretch in La Spezia — the typical day at 9%, against 25% in late December. The crush is at the village train platforms; the quiet is at the sanctuary trails above the villages.

In short, quiet and wide open, if the weather doesn't put you off.

Among the 12 months we forecast for La Spezia, December ranks 9th for crowd pressure. Its heaviest day is Tue 29 Dec, busier than 52% of the year; its lightest is Tue 1 Dec at 9%.

Crowds

Calm · 26/31, none busy

26 calm · 5 lively

Weather

12°C / 54°F

rain ~17 days

Value

Quiet, weather is the cost

quiet and wide open, if the weather doesn't put you off

You won't need skip-the-line tickets here — that's rather the point. A month like this is the one for the longer visit — the guided walk, the food tour, the day out of town, with room and time to enjoy them. see what's on →

What to pack for La Spezia in December

Pack for wet first — rain on 17 of 31 days.

Two people walking under one umbrella in the rain

rain on 17 of 31 days Compact umbrella

A folding one lives in the day bag and weighs nothing.

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A pair of worn walking trainers, seen from above

most sightseeing is on foot Walking shoes with grip

Wet stone is the thing to plan around in a month this wet.

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La Spezia travel guide

How busy is La Spezia in December?

It's quiet right through December — no crowded stretch to plan around.

Cruise ships are in port on 6 of 31 days; the heaviest is Wed 2 Dec, 2 ships in at once. Those mornings fill the squares first — start early, or save them for indoors.

The month is not one thing: its lightest day sits at 9% of the year and its heaviest at 52%, so where you land inside it matters. Daylight runs about 9 hours.

Any day works. There is no need to plan your dates around the crowds.

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CalmLivelyBusyPacked⚓ ships in port · % = busier than this share of the year · tap any day for its full forecast

Best daysTue 1 · Thu 3 · Fri 4 — Any day works. There is no need to plan your dates around the crowds.

Tue 01 Dec Calm busier than 9% of days here · La Spezia Città del Natale (Christmas market)

Event on this day

La Spezia Città del Natale (Christmas market)

1 Dec – 6 Jan 2027

The city's yearly Christmas-season fixture, part of the December the forecast already knows.

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