Fossano climate — normals and trends
Fossano (Italy) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,265 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Fossano averages 70 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Fossano has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -19.0 °C (on 2 March 2005).
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
FossanoPiedmont
- coords
- 44.55°, 7.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,265mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
7.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
134.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
21.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
35.5 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-19.0 °C
2 March 2005
Wettest day
126 mm
26 September 1947
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
9 April 2022
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.4 °C
15 February 1956
Snowiest day
53.8 cm
21 February 2004
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 84 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 74 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 164 mm | +53 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 228 mm | +91 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 174 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 57 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 62 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 123 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 128 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -80 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 63 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 217 mm | +133 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fossano?
Fossano has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,265 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fossano?
The hottest day measured in Fossano between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fossano?
The coldest day measured in Fossano between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2005, at -19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fossano?
Yes. Fossano gets on average 134.7 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Fossano warmed?
Yes: Fossano warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fossano?
The wettest day measured in Fossano between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1947, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fossano?
The windiest day measured in Fossano between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2022, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fossano?
The warmest month in Fossano is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Fossano?
Fossano receives on average 1,265 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fossano?
Fossano gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fossano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fossano between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2004, with 53.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fossano?
Yes: Fossano has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fossano?
In Fossano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -23.4 °C on 15 February 1956.
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