Forlì climate — normals and trends
Forlì (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 752 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Forlì averages 40 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Forlì has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °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 41.5 °C (on 4 August 2017) and the coldest -21.2 °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
ForlìEmilia-Romagna
- coords
- 44.22°, 12.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
752mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
41.5 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
113 mm
22 July 1977
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
28.0 cm
1 February 2012
Sunniest day
14.9 h
3 July 1950
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 | 9.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 115 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 59 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 75 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 114 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 69 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 59 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 71 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Forlì?
Forlì has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 752 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Forlì?
The hottest day measured in Forlì between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2017, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Forlì?
The coldest day measured in Forlì between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Forlì?
Yes. Forlì gets on average 23.1 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Forlì warmed?
Yes: Forlì warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Forlì?
The wettest day measured in Forlì between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1977, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Forlì?
The windiest day measured in Forlì between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Forlì?
The warmest month in Forlì is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Forlì?
Forlì receives on average 752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Forlì?
Forlì gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Forlì?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Forlì between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2012, with 28.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Forlì?
Yes: Forlì has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Forlì?
In Forlì, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 4 August 2017, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 15 February 1940.
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