Catanzaro climate — normals and trends
Catanzaro (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 1,025 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Catanzaro averages 10 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Catanzaro has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 19 August 1945) and the coldest -9.2 °C (on 8 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
CatanzaroCalabria
- coords
- 38.88°, 16.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,025mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
38.3 °C
19 August 1945
Coldest day
-9.2 °C
8 February 1956
Wettest day
119 mm
31 October 1997
Windiest day
52.9 km/h
16 December 1962
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
16 December 1962
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
8 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-14.1 °C
8 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.3 cm
24 January 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 146 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 11.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 86 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 107 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 66 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 144 mm | +67 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 25 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 20 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 129 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Catanzaro?
Catanzaro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 1,025 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catanzaro?
The hottest day measured in Catanzaro between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1945, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Catanzaro?
The coldest day measured in Catanzaro between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1956, at -9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Catanzaro?
Yes. Catanzaro gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Catanzaro warmed?
Yes: Catanzaro warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Catanzaro?
The wettest day measured in Catanzaro between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1997, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Catanzaro?
The windiest day measured in Catanzaro between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1962, with winds reaching 52.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Catanzaro?
The warmest month in Catanzaro is August (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Catanzaro?
Catanzaro receives on average 1,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Catanzaro?
Catanzaro gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Catanzaro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Catanzaro between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1950, with 24.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Catanzaro?
Yes: Catanzaro has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catanzaro?
In Catanzaro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 8 July 1988, and the lowest was -14.1 °C on 8 February 1956.
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