December · the month at a glance, from Aura's data
Venice
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Venice in December
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Why Aura · editorial, all year
A city to walk, then a lagoon to cross.
Weather in December
Average high8.7 °C
Average low2.3 °C
Days with rain24%1 mm or more
Sunshine5.1 h a day
2016–2025 averages, not a forecast · Open-Meteo archive (ERA5 reanalysis), average 2016–2025 · CC BY 4.0 · read 6 Oct 2026. A forecast for your dates appears in your plan once they are within 16 days.
Daylight
1 Dec 202607:30–16:298 h 59 min of daylight
31 Dec 202607:50–16:378 h 46 min of daylight
Calculated for the city centre with the NOAA solar equations, local time (Europe/Rome). Not observed; terrain not included.
Places in December
Hours evaluated for every day of December 2026 from OpenStreetMap, read 6 Oct 2026. Check the official site before you go.
Open in December
Basilica di San Marco
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:15 · Sun 14:00–17:15
Individual bookings: Basilica €10; Basilica + Pala d'Oro €20; Basilica + Museum and Loggia €20; full ticket €30; Museum and Loggia alone (Sunday morning only) €14. The same page also says a 20% 'ordinary discount' applies automatically to private visitors, and 50% further off for ages 10–18, students up to 26 and over 65: whether the listed prices already include it is not clear. Free under 11 and for residents of the Venice diocese municipalities. Timed slot (±15 min); shoulders and knees covered; no bags over 40×30×20 cm, no trolleys. The ticket also admits to the Torcello basilica and many city churches within six months.
Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
Every day 09:00–18:00
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
St Mark's Square Museums ticket (Doge's Palace, Museo Correr, National Archaeological Museum, Marciana monumental rooms): €35 standard, €30 online at least 30 days ahead; reduced €15 (ages 6–14, students 15–25, over 65). Secret Itineraries or Doge's Hidden Treasures guided tours €40. Free for Venice residents and under 6. Public entrance: Porta del Frumento.
Teatro La Fenice
Every day 09:30–18:00
€12 full; €9 over 65; €7 students 7–26; free up to 6; family passes from €25. Free audio guide (ID needed) and the Maria Callas exhibition included. Booking not required.
San Giorgio Maggiore
Every day 09:00–18:00
Church entry price not stated on the official page; the bell tower is temporarily closed.
Rialto Market
Mon–Sat 07:00–20:00 · Sun closed
Price not loaded
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Every day 09:30–17:30
Differs on: 25 Dec closed
€12 full; €10 from age 70; €3 ages 8–18; €8 students under 26; family €26. No online ticket sales; audio/video guide €5.
Basilica dei Frari
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00
Differs on: 25 Dec closed
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
€8 full at the ticket office (€9.50 online with priority access); €5 over 65; €3 students 12–29; free under 12 and for City of Venice residents. Not part of the Chorus or Venezia Unica passes. Appropriate dress required.
Cantina Do Mori
Mon–Fri 08:00–19:30 · Sat 08:00–15:00 · Sun closed
No official website found; hours and prices not checked.
All'Arco
Mon–Sat 10:00–14:30 · Sun closed
No official website found; hours and prices not checked.
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–19:00
€20 full; €2 EU citizens 18–25; free under 18. Free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month and on 1 and 4 November 2026 (Ministry of Culture days).
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00
Differs on: 25 Dec closed
€17 adults; €14 over 70; €9 students under 26; free under 10. Timed online tickets advised. No large bags; no swimwear, bare chests or bare feet.
Santa Maria della Salute
Every day 09:30–12:30, 15:00–17:30
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
Main rotunda free (no ticket or offering); the smaller rotunda is kept for prayer and services. Sacristy and balustrade visits are ticketed (prices not read).
Ca' Rezzonico
Mon 10:00–17:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
€15 full; €7.50 reduced (ages 6–14, students 15–25, over 65); free for Venice residents and under 6.
Libreria Acqua Alta
Every day 09:00–19:10
Price not loaded
Museo del Vetro (Murano)
Every day 10:00–17:00
Hours change by season (other months differ in the OSM data)
€15 full; €7.50 reduced (ages 6–14, students 15–25, over 65); free for Comune di Venezia residents and under 6. Island Museums ticket (Glass, Lace in Burano, Torcello Museum) €20.
Torcello Cathedral (Santa Maria Assunta)
Every day 10:00–17:00
No official opening-hours or price page found for the cathedral. The Procuratoria di San Marco states that tickets including the San Marco Basilica also admit to the Torcello basilica within six months of purchase.
Closed all December
No hours recorded
Campanile di San Marco
hours not recorded — check before you go
€15 individual ticket (separate from the Basilica tickets; the residents' free entry does not apply). Opens 9:30; 'summer period' last access 20:00–20:30 and closing 21:15, 'winter period' last access 18:00–18:45 and closing 19:15 — the page does not say which months each period covers, so hours are not written here. Times change with events and in bad weather.
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
€9 full; €7 reduced (ages 12–26, over 65); free under 12 and for City of Venice residents; single €7 fee when the exhibition rooms are closed. Booking recommended, not mandatory.
Ponte di Rialto
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Punta della Dogana
hours not recorded — check before you go
€20 full (one ticket for Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana); €15 reduced; €7 ages 20–26; free under 20.
Zattere
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Venetian Ghetto
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
The campo is public. The Jewish Museum's official site (museoebraico.it) could not be reached on 2026-10-06: museum and synagogue tour hours and prices not checked.
Fondamenta della Misericordia
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
Price not loaded
Giardini della Biennale
hours not recorded — check before you go
One-access ticket (one entry to Giardini and one to Arsenale) €30 full; €20 over 65 and Venice residents; €16 students/under 26; free up to 6. Online only, reservation required (+€0.50 presale).
Murano
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
The island is public. ACTV lines 4.1, 4.2 or 3 from Piazzale Roma or the station to Museo Murano; line 7 from San Zaccaria to Murano Navagero (Glass Museum's how-to-get-there page).
Burano
Outdoor place, hours not recorded — check before you go
The island is public. ACTV line 12 from Fondamenta Nuove to Burano (Lace Museum's how-to-get-there page).
How Aura plans it
San Marco
The basilica, the Doge's Palace and the square on the water.
Rialto and San Polo
The bridge, the market and the bacari.
Dorsoduro
The Accademia, the Guggenheim, the Salute and the Zattere.
Cannaregio
The Ghetto and the quiet canals of the north.
Castello
The Biennale gardens and the eastern quarter.
The lagoon islands
Murano, Burano and Torcello, by vaporetto.
Areas: Aura editorial.
Sources: places and hours © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read 6 Oct 2026 · climate Open-Meteo archive (ERA5 reanalysis), average 2016–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · local names Wikidata (CC0) · prices from the sources named on each place. "Fondamenta della Misericordia (Venice).jpg" by Didier Descouens, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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