Gagliano del Capo climate — normals and trends
Gagliano del Capo (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 646 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gagliano del Capo averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Gagliano del Capo has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 7 August 2012) and the coldest 0.9 °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
Gagliano del CapoApulia
- coords
- 39.84°, 18.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
646mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
27.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
32.1 °C
7 August 2012
Coldest day
0.9 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
112 mm
5 October 1951
Windiest day
80.0 km/h
1 December 1969
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
12 November 2019
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
2 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
21 February 1940
Snowiest day
6.6 cm
7 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.2 h
16 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 | 14.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 92 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 178 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 100 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 119 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gagliano del Capo?
Gagliano del Capo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 646 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gagliano del Capo?
The hottest day measured in Gagliano del Capo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gagliano del Capo?
The coldest day measured in Gagliano del Capo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at 0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gagliano del Capo?
Almost never: Gagliano del Capo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gagliano del Capo warmed?
Yes: Gagliano del Capo warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gagliano del Capo?
The wettest day measured in Gagliano del Capo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1951, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gagliano del Capo?
The windiest day measured in Gagliano del Capo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1969, with winds reaching 80.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gagliano del Capo?
The warmest month in Gagliano del Capo is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gagliano del Capo?
Gagliano del Capo receives on average 646 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gagliano del Capo?
Gagliano del Capo gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gagliano del Capo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gagliano del Capo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1956, with 6.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gagliano del Capo?
Yes: Gagliano del Capo has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gagliano del Capo?
In Gagliano del Capo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 2 August 2021, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 21 February 1940.
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