Dronero climate — normals and trends
Dronero (Italy) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 1,453 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dronero averages 142 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Dronero has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 166 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.8 °C (on 29 July 1983) and the coldest -23.3 °C (on 22 January 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
DroneroPiedmont
- coords
- 44.46°, 7.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
2.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,453mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
6.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
302.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
28.8 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest day
-23.3 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
124 mm
31 October 1945
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
24 March 2009
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
28 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
48.9 cm
21 February 2004
Sunniest day
15.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 109 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 155 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 10.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 219 mm | +81 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 219 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 148 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 121 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 168 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 126 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 72 mm | -59 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 159 mm | +75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dronero?
Dronero has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 1,453 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dronero?
The hottest day measured in Dronero between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1983, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dronero?
The coldest day measured in Dronero between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -23.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dronero?
Yes. Dronero gets on average 302.1 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Dronero warmed?
Yes: Dronero warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dronero?
The wettest day measured in Dronero between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1945, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dronero?
The windiest day measured in Dronero between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2009, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dronero?
The warmest month in Dronero is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dronero?
Dronero receives on average 1,453 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dronero?
Dronero 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 Dronero?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dronero between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2004, with 48.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dronero?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dronero.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dronero?
In Dronero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 28 July 2024, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 15 February 1940.
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