Benevento climate — normals and trends
Benevento (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 736 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Benevento averages 26 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Benevento has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 17 July 2023) and the coldest -16.6 °C (on 11 January 1985).
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
BeneventoCampania
- coords
- 41.13°, 14.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
736mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
38.5 °C
17 July 2023
Coldest day
-16.6 °C
11 January 1985
Wettest day
77 mm
17 November 1985
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
30 December 1974
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
30 December 1974
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-21.6 °C
28 December 1940
Snowiest day
27.6 cm
3 December 1973
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 91 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 90 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 57 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +6.2 °C | 7 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 45 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 37 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 59 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 122 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 27 mm | -58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benevento?
Benevento has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 736 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benevento?
The hottest day measured in Benevento between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2023, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benevento?
The coldest day measured in Benevento between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1985, at -16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Benevento?
Yes. Benevento gets on average 25.6 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Benevento warmed?
Yes: Benevento warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benevento?
The wettest day measured in Benevento between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1985, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benevento?
The windiest day measured in Benevento between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1974, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benevento?
The warmest month in Benevento is August (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Benevento?
Benevento receives on average 736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benevento?
Benevento gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benevento?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benevento between 1940 and 2025 was 3 December 1973, with 27.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benevento?
Yes: Benevento has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benevento?
In Benevento, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -21.6 °C on 28 December 1940.
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