Cefalù climate — normals and trends
Cefalù (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 591 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cefalù averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Cefalù has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 4 March 1949).
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
CefalùSicily
- coords
- 38.04°, 14.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
591mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
37.0 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
4 March 1949
Wettest day
93 mm
9 December 1996
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
21 January 1981
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
21 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.2 °C
1 January 1942
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
7 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.0 h
12 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 | 14.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 78 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 13.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 60 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cefalù?
Cefalù has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cefalù?
The hottest day measured in Cefalù between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cefalù?
The coldest day measured in Cefalù between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1949, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cefalù?
Yes. Cefalù gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Cefalù warmed?
Yes: Cefalù warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cefalù?
The wettest day measured in Cefalù between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1996, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cefalù?
The windiest day measured in Cefalù between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cefalù?
The warmest month in Cefalù is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cefalù?
Cefalù receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cefalù?
Cefalù 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 Cefalù?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cefalù between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1956, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cefalù?
Yes: Cefalù has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cefalù?
In Cefalù, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.2 °C on 1 January 1942.
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