Crotone climate — normals and trends
Crotone (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 601 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Crotone averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Crotone has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 1.7 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
CrotoneCalabria
- coords
- 39.08°, 17.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
27.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
128 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
34.5 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
1.7 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
149 mm
23 November 1959
Windiest day
80.7 km/h
31 December 1974
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
31 December 1974
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
22 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
2.5 cm
14 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 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 | 15.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 148 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 86 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 101 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crotone?
Crotone has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crotone?
The hottest day measured in Crotone between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crotone?
The coldest day measured in Crotone between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at 1.7 °C.
Does it snow in Crotone?
Almost never: Crotone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Crotone warmed?
Yes: Crotone warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crotone?
The wettest day measured in Crotone between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1959, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crotone?
The windiest day measured in Crotone between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1974, with winds reaching 80.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crotone?
The warmest month in Crotone is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Crotone?
Crotone receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crotone?
Crotone 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 Crotone?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Crotone between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, with 2.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Crotone?
Yes: Crotone has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crotone?
In Crotone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 22 July 2023, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 14 January 1968.
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