Carloforte climate — normals and trends
Carloforte (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 471 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Carloforte averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Carloforte has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 19 July 2023) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 23 January 1963).
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
CarloforteSardinia
- coords
- 39.14°, 8.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
471mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
24.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
36.0 °C
19 July 2023
Coldest day
0.8 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
55 mm
2 May 2018
Windiest day
69.2 km/h
14 February 1962
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
19 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
19 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
3.4 cm
3 January 1993
Sunniest day
14.8 h
22 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 54 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 80 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 87 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 74 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carloforte?
Carloforte has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 471 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carloforte?
The hottest day measured in Carloforte between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2023, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carloforte?
The coldest day measured in Carloforte between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Carloforte?
Almost never: Carloforte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carloforte warmed?
Yes: Carloforte warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carloforte?
The wettest day measured in Carloforte between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2018, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carloforte?
The windiest day measured in Carloforte between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1962, with winds reaching 69.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carloforte?
The warmest month in Carloforte is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Carloforte?
Carloforte receives on average 471 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carloforte?
Carloforte 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 Carloforte?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carloforte between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1993, with 3.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carloforte?
Yes: Carloforte has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carloforte?
In Carloforte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 19 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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