Avella climate — normals and trends
Avella (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,196 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 August (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Avella averages 16 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Avella has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -11.3 °C (on 16 February 1956).
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
AvellaCampania
- coords
- 40.96°, 14.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,196mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001
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
38.2 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
99 mm
11 October 1964
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
23 February 2019
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
30 December 1974
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-16.3 °C
28 December 1940
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
3 December 1973
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 123 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 99 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 117 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 89 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 63 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +5.8 °C | 8 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 73 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 117 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 97 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 240 mm | +57 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 62 mm | -84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Avella?
Avella has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,196 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Avella?
The hottest day measured in Avella between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Avella?
The coldest day measured in Avella between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Avella?
Yes. Avella gets on average 6.5 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Avella warmed?
Yes: Avella warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Avella?
The wettest day measured in Avella between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1964, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Avella?
The windiest day measured in Avella between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2019, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Avella?
The warmest month in Avella is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Avella?
Avella receives on average 1,196 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Avella?
Avella gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Avella?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Avella between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1973, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Avella?
Yes: Avella has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Avella?
In Avella, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 28 December 1940.
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