Capranica climate — normals and trends
Capranica (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,173 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Capranica averages 24 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Capranica has warmed by +1.9 °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 36 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 8 August 1956) and the coldest -13.7 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
CapranicaLazio
- coords
- 42.26°, 12.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,173mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.2 °C
8 August 1956
Coldest day
-13.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
105 mm
20 September 1944
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
29 October 2018
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
3 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-18.3 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
32.9 cm
11 March 1956
Sunniest day
14.5 h
4 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 57 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 135 mm | +32 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 169 mm | +68 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 114 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 116 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +6.1 °C | 9 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 166 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 117 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 124 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 50 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capranica?
Capranica has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,173 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capranica?
The hottest day measured in Capranica between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1956, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capranica?
The coldest day measured in Capranica between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Capranica?
Yes. Capranica gets on average 8.2 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Capranica warmed?
Yes: Capranica warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capranica?
The wettest day measured in Capranica between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1944, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capranica?
The windiest day measured in Capranica between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2018, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capranica?
The warmest month in Capranica is July (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Capranica?
Capranica receives on average 1,173 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capranica?
Capranica gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Capranica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Capranica between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1956, with 32.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Capranica?
Yes: Capranica has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capranica?
In Capranica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 3 August 2017, and the lowest was -18.3 °C on 24 January 1942.
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