Cesena climate — normals and trends
Cesena (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 681 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cesena averages 26 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Cesena has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 4 August 2017) and the coldest -18.9 °C (on 15 February 1940).
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
CesenaEmilia-Romagna
- coords
- 44.14°, 12.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
681mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
41.5 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
109 mm
22 July 1977
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
13 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
24.9 cm
24 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.9 h
30 June 2013
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 | 10.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | +43 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 56 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 108 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 58 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 62 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 64 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cesena?
Cesena has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 681 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cesena?
The hottest day measured in Cesena between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2017, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cesena?
The coldest day measured in Cesena between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Cesena?
Yes. Cesena gets on average 15.8 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Cesena warmed?
Yes: Cesena warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cesena?
The wettest day measured in Cesena between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1977, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cesena?
The windiest day measured in Cesena between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cesena?
The warmest month in Cesena is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cesena?
Cesena receives on average 681 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cesena?
Cesena gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cesena?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cesena between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, with 24.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cesena?
Yes: Cesena has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cesena?
In Cesena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 15 February 1940.
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