Capaci climate — normals and trends
Capaci (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 594 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Capaci averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Capaci has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 31 January 1999).
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
CapaciSicily
- coords
- 38.17°, 13.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
19.5°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
594mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
37.9 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
0.6 °C
31 January 1999
Wettest day
83 mm
25 October 1973
Windiest day
66.7 km/h
21 January 1981
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
21 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
4.0 cm
30 January 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 May 1940
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 | 15.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 72 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 81 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 15.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 62 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capaci?
Capaci has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capaci?
The hottest day measured in Capaci between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capaci?
The coldest day measured in Capaci between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1999, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Capaci?
Almost never: Capaci sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Capaci warmed?
Yes: Capaci warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capaci?
The wettest day measured in Capaci between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 1973, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capaci?
The windiest day measured in Capaci between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 66.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capaci?
The warmest month in Capaci is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Capaci?
Capaci receives on average 594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capaci?
Capaci gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Capaci?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Capaci between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1962, with 4.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Capaci?
Yes: Capaci has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capaci?
In Capaci, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 19 January 1940.
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