Alba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Alba?

Alba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 830 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alba?

The hottest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 39.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Alba?

The coldest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2012, at -21.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Alba?

Yes. Alba gets on average 67.9 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Alba warmed?

Yes: Alba warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Alba?

The wettest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2006, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Alba?

The windiest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1995, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Alba?

The warmest month in Alba is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Alba?

Alba receives on average 830 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Alba?

Alba gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Alba (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 830 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Alba averages 61 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.

Alba has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 35 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -21.4 °C (on 7 February 2012).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

AlbaPiedmont

coords: 44.70°, 8.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

12.5°C

Average daily high

17.1°C

Average daily low

8.5°C

Annual rainfall

830mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

8.4km/h

Seasonal range

21.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

61 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

25 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

97 d/yr

Annual snowfall

67.9 cm

Average feels-like high

16.4 °C

Average feels-like low

7.3 °C

Average peak gust

20.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

20 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.1 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.7 °C

27 June 2019

Coldest day

-21.4 °C

7 February 2012

Wettest day

105 mm

14 September 2006

Windiest day

33.9 km/h

29 March 1995

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

8 November 1962

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

27 June 2019

Coldest feels-like

-25.7 °C

7 February 2012

Snowiest day

39.7 cm

21 February 2004

Sunniest day

15.0 h

1 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.2 °C10 August 2025	-4.5 °C15 January 2025	14.0 °C	869 mm	42	21
2024	35.1 °C28 July 2024	-2.8 °C21 January 2024	13.9 °C	1,146 mm	47	25
2023	39.1 °C23 August 2023	-5.2 °C10 February 2023	15.3 °C	698 mm	58	34
2022	36.9 °C22 July 2022	-4.3 °C12 December 2022	15.5 °C	529 mm	80	34
2021	36.3 °C15 August 2021	-5.9 °C12 January 2021	14.1 °C	610 mm	46	40
2020	37.2 °C1 August 2020	-7.9 °C29 December 2020	14.2 °C	656 mm	47	37
2019	39.7 °C27 June 2019	-8.4 °C26 January 2019	14.3 °C	989 mm	49	46
2018	34.0 °C2 August 2018	-7.0 °C26 February 2018	14.2 °C	1,169 mm	39	33
2017	37.6 °C5 August 2017	-12.9 °C4 December 2017	14.2 °C	491 mm	66	52
2016	34.6 °C24 June 2016	-5.5 °C6 March 2016	13.9 °C	877 mm	55	39
2015	36.3 °C21 July 2015	-5.4 °C10 February 2015	14.1 °C	918 mm	44	35
2014	33.3 °C12 June 2014	-4.5 °C31 December 2014	14.1 °C	1,183 mm	11	15
2013	35.0 °C4 August 2013	-8.0 °C27 January 2013	13.1 °C	1,115 mm	40	55
2012	35.5 °C22 August 2012	-21.4 °C7 February 2012	13.2 °C	845 mm	35	55
2011	36.1 °C21 August 2011	-5.1 °C2 February 2011	14.0 °C	841 mm	32	42
2010	32.4 °C17 July 2010	-8.8 °C14 March 2010	12.3 °C	1,140 mm	30	80
2009	34.9 °C20 August 2009	-9.1 °C13 January 2009	13.5 °C	938 mm	45	58
2008	33.4 °C5 August 2008	-7.7 °C27 December 2008	13.3 °C	1,131 mm	29	59
2007	35.1 °C29 July 2007	-4.5 °C21 December 2007	14.0 °C	568 mm	29	28
2006	36.1 °C23 July 2006	-5.1 °C26 January 2006	13.7 °C	622 mm	53	62
2005	34.6 °C27 June 2005	-12.0 °C2 March 2005	12.9 °C	635 mm	43	84
2004	34.4 °C23 July 2004	-6.8 °C25 February 2004	13.1 °C	744 mm	22	56
2003	37.6 °C5 August 2003	-8.5 °C19 February 2003	14.1 °C	555 mm	79	53
2002	33.4 °C19 June 2002	-5.2 °C5 January 2002	13.4 °C	1,203 mm	18	27
2001	35.0 °C30 July 2001	-9.3 °C16 December 2001	13.5 °C	576 mm	40	46
2000	34.4 °C25 August 2000	-5.4 °C26 January 2000	13.9 °C	919 mm	18	37
1999	33.9 °C26 July 1999	-6.4 °C23 December 1999	13.5 °C	730 mm	29	59
1998	36.7 °C11 August 1998	-4.1 °C26 January 1998	13.6 °C	548 mm	46	52
1997	32.5 °C15 August 1997	-8.3 °C12 January 1997	13.7 °C	528 mm	24	38
1996	33.7 °C12 June 1996	-7.9 °C30 December 1996	12.4 °C	1,097 mm	17	53
1995	35.1 °C22 July 1995	-5.9 °C8 January 1995	12.7 °C	820 mm	28	47
1994	34.2 °C5 August 1994	-6.3 °C16 February 1994	13.5 °C	1,061 mm	40	23
1993	34.9 °C6 August 1993	-9.9 °C6 March 1993	12.6 °C	849 mm	22	60
1992	32.1 °C7 August 1992	-6.0 °C30 December 1992	12.6 °C	895 mm	22	39
1991	34.5 °C12 July 1991	-8.0 °C18 January 1991	12.2 °C	691 mm	43	67
1990	34.0 °C22 July 1990	-10.2 °C15 December 1990	12.8 °C	693 mm	21	66
1989	33.1 °C23 August 1989	-7.8 °C31 December 1989	12.7 °C	493 mm	17	63
1988	32.7 °C17 August 1988	-5.5 °C25 November 1988	12.8 °C	760 mm	24	50
1987	34.0 °C15 August 1987	-15.1 °C1 February 1987	12.2 °C	885 mm	31	65
1986	31.8 °C29 July 1986	-11.7 °C10 February 1986	12.2 °C	773 mm	13	76
1985	33.1 °C25 July 1985	-11.4 °C7 January 1985	12.3 °C	643 mm	23	61
1984	32.1 °C2 August 1984	-5.4 °C12 January 1984	11.6 °C	938 mm	15	53
1983	35.7 °C29 July 1983	-6.3 °C17 February 1983	12.2 °C	702 mm	22	82
1982	34.4 °C7 July 1982	-4.4 °C9 January 1982	12.6 °C	857 mm	22	53
1981	34.0 °C4 August 1981	-19.0 °C20 December 1981	12.3 °C	859 mm	11	78
1980	33.4 °C5 August 1980	-6.5 °C3 January 1980	11.7 °C	730 mm	14	62
1979	33.1 °C28 July 1979	-13.9 °C15 January 1979	11.8 °C	959 mm	8	60
1978	31.9 °C29 July 1978	-11.3 °C15 February 1978	11.2 °C	1,026 mm	4	70
1977	29.4 °C12 July 1977	-9.8 °C17 January 1977	11.7 °C	1,165 mm	0	64
1976	31.7 °C14 July 1976	-8.0 °C10 February 1976	12.0 °C	1,178 mm	9	55
1975	32.4 °C3 August 1975	-4.7 °C22 December 1975	12.2 °C	1,155 mm	14	41
1974	34.9 °C17 August 1974	-6.3 °C5 March 1974	12.5 °C	929 mm	26	25
1973	32.9 °C20 August 1973	-7.0 °C13 January 1973	12.0 °C	819 mm	11	66
1972	32.5 °C11 August 1972	-7.5 °C26 January 1972	11.3 °C	1,492 mm	7	48
1971	32.5 °C11 July 1971	-13.3 °C6 January 1971	11.8 °C	974 mm	13	83
1970	32.2 °C23 July 1970	-11.0 °C3 January 1970	11.7 °C	683 mm	19	84
1969	32.5 °C21 July 1969	-10.1 °C10 January 1969	11.4 °C	900 mm	13	90
1968	32.2 °C30 June 1968	-9.3 °C13 January 1968	11.9 °C	1,004 mm	5	60
1967	33.4 °C19 July 1967	-5.8 °C31 December 1967	12.4 °C	627 mm	14	61
1966	33.7 °C14 August 1966	-8.7 °C8 December 1966	12.0 °C	1,042 mm	9	78
1965	33.2 °C25 June 1965	-7.6 °C7 January 1965	11.5 °C	476 mm	14	101
1964	35.9 °C17 July 1964	-10.4 °C30 December 1964	12.2 °C	822 mm	23	71
1963	32.3 °C24 July 1963	-18.8 °C23 January 1963	10.8 °C	1,107 mm	9	88
1962	36.3 °C14 August 1962	-7.4 °C2 March 1962	11.9 °C	740 mm	53	89
1961	33.2 °C28 August 1961	-7.6 °C20 January 1961	13.2 °C	638 mm	28	60
1960	32.6 °C29 August 1960	-13.0 °C18 January 1960	11.7 °C	1,032 mm	11	63
1959	32.9 °C21 July 1959	-9.6 °C9 February 1959	12.2 °C	1,181 mm	17	62
1958	33.1 °C30 August 1958	-5.9 °C6 December 1958	12.3 °C	788 mm	17	66
1957	35.0 °C7 July 1957	-8.8 °C4 January 1957	12.2 °C	946 mm	18	66
1956	31.1 °C10 August 1956	-20.5 °C14 February 1956	11.1 °C	818 mm	7	71
1955	34.2 °C18 July 1955	-4.8 °C4 March 1955	12.4 °C	648 mm	11	53
1954	30.6 °C27 July 1954	-16.7 °C9 January 1954	11.1 °C	888 mm	2	84
1953	31.8 °C26 July 1953	-12.6 °C12 January 1953	12.2 °C	887 mm	3	67
1952	35.5 °C2 July 1952	-5.7 °C22 November 1952	12.3 °C	395 mm	28	85
1951	30.0 °C3 August 1951	-6.8 °C15 January 1951	11.5 °C	1,011 mm	1	72
1950	35.4 °C4 July 1950	-8.7 °C31 January 1950	12.8 °C	582 mm	39	67
1949	33.2 °C8 August 1949	-9.1 °C17 December 1949	12.2 °C	630 mm	19	83
1948	30.8 °C27 July 1948	-15.0 °C24 February 1948	11.4 °C	694 mm	2	79
1947	36.2 °C3 August 1947	-16.9 °C20 December 1947	11.2 °C	814 mm	25	101
1946	32.8 °C6 August 1946	-17.2 °C19 December 1946	11.2 °C	874 mm	13	94
1945	34.0 °C23 July 1945	-19.7 °C10 January 1945	11.7 °C	712 mm	18	94
1944	33.7 °C23 August 1944	-6.9 °C31 December 1944	11.2 °C	667 mm	5	104
1943	34.2 °C18 August 1943	-13.2 °C17 January 1943	12.2 °C	805 mm	26	74
1942	32.8 °C28 July 1942	-12.3 °C24 January 1942	12.0 °C	549 mm	25	85
1941	32.7 °C26 July 1941	-19.9 °C18 January 1941	10.6 °C	773 mm	13	98
1940	32.0 °C25 July 1940	-16.0 °C19 January 1940	10.4 °C	431 mm	7	109

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.5 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

42 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

21 d/yr

-40

Annual rainfall

869 mm

+39 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.7 °C	+1.2 °C	61 mm	+6 mm
Feb	8.9 °C	+0.6 °C	53 mm	-8 mm
Mar	13.8 °C	+0.8 °C	113 mm	+37 mm
Apr	18.2 °C	+1.4 °C	146 mm	+57 mm
May	21.7 °C	+0.8 °C	79 mm	-9 mm
Jun	29.5 °C	+4.2 °C	12 mm	-48 mm
Jul	29.4 °C	+0.7 °C	38 mm	+5 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+1.5 °C	81 mm	+31 mm
Sep	24.1 °C	+0.3 °C	65 mm	-2 mm
Oct	18.6 °C	+1.2 °C	31 mm	-62 mm
Nov	11.9 °C	+1.1 °C	42 mm	-52 mm
Dec	9.1 °C	+2.7 °C	149 mm	+85 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-4.5 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

48.9 mm

17 Apr 2025

Windiest day

18.5 km/h

8 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

44.3 km/h

14 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.5 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

4.1 cm

25 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

15.0 h

30 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Alba?

Alba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 830 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alba?

The hottest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 39.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Alba?

The coldest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2012, at -21.4 °C.

Does it snow in Alba?

Yes. Alba gets on average 67.9 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.

Has the climate of Alba warmed?

Yes: Alba warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Alba?

The wettest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2006, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Alba?

The windiest day measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1995, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Alba?

The warmest month in Alba is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Alba?

Alba receives on average 830 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Alba?

Alba gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Alba?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Alba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2004, with 39.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Alba?

Yes: Alba has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alba?

In Alba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -25.7 °C on 7 February 2012.

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