Ferrara climate — normals and trends
Ferrara (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 785 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Ferrara averages 40 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Ferrara has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 55 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -24.1 °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
FerraraEmilia-Romagna
- coords
- 44.84°, 11.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
785mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
41.2 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
110 mm
30 July 2014
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
17 April 1991
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
17 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
5 January 1954
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 1942
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 | 8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +29 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 113 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 65 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 94 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 29 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 108 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 75 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ferrara?
Ferrara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 785 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ferrara?
The hottest day measured in Ferrara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ferrara?
The coldest day measured in Ferrara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ferrara?
Yes. Ferrara gets on average 17.1 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Ferrara warmed?
Yes: Ferrara warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ferrara?
The wettest day measured in Ferrara between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2014, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ferrara?
The windiest day measured in Ferrara between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1991, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ferrara?
The warmest month in Ferrara is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ferrara?
Ferrara receives on average 785 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ferrara?
Ferrara gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ferrara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ferrara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1954, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ferrara?
Yes: Ferrara has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ferrara?
In Ferrara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 15 February 1940.
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