Cinisi climate — normals and trends
Cinisi (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 552 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cinisi averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Cinisi has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest 0.5 °C (on 31 January 1999).
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
CinisiSicily
- coords
- 38.16°, 13.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
552mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
104 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
38.8 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
0.5 °C
31 January 1999
Wettest day
89 mm
27 September 1955
Windiest day
69.0 km/h
21 January 1981
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
21 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-5.0 °C
31 December 2014
Snowiest day
2.7 cm
31 December 2014
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 June 2025
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 | 15.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 15.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 63 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 62 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 65 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 74 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 16.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 62 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cinisi?
Cinisi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 552 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cinisi?
The hottest day measured in Cinisi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cinisi?
The coldest day measured in Cinisi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1999, at 0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Cinisi?
Almost never: Cinisi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cinisi warmed?
Yes: Cinisi warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cinisi?
The wettest day measured in Cinisi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1955, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cinisi?
The windiest day measured in Cinisi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 69.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cinisi?
The warmest month in Cinisi is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cinisi?
Cinisi receives on average 552 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cinisi?
Cinisi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cinisi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cinisi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2014, with 2.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cinisi?
Yes: Cinisi has on average 104 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cinisi?
In Cinisi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 9 August 2017, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 31 December 2014.
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