Cittanova climate — normals and trends
Cittanova (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 973 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cittanova averages 1 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Cittanova has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest -3.2 °C (on 1 January 1942).
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
CittanovaCalabria
- coords
- 38.35°, 16.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
973mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
39.6 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
-3.2 °C
1 January 1942
Wettest day
113 mm
16 October 1951
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
25 February 1973
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
31 January 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
8 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
16 December 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 157 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 12.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 80 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 157 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 93 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 91 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 104 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 63 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cittanova?
Cittanova has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 973 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cittanova?
The hottest day measured in Cittanova between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cittanova?
The coldest day measured in Cittanova between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1942, at -3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cittanova?
Yes. Cittanova gets on average 3.6 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Cittanova warmed?
Yes: Cittanova warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cittanova?
The wettest day measured in Cittanova between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1951, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cittanova?
The windiest day measured in Cittanova between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1973, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cittanova?
The warmest month in Cittanova is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cittanova?
Cittanova receives on average 973 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cittanova?
Cittanova gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cittanova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cittanova between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 2007, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cittanova?
Yes: Cittanova has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cittanova?
In Cittanova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 8 August 1999, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 14 January 1968.
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