Gela climate — normals and trends
Gela (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 437 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Gela averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Gela has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 7 July 1988) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 1 January 1942).
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
GelaSicily
- coords
- 37.07°, 14.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
437mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
23.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
102 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.8 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest day
2.2 °C
1 January 1942
Wettest day
85 mm
16 January 1985
Windiest day
65.5 km/h
24 November 1991
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
24 November 1991
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-6.1 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
19 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 May 1940
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 | 15.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 14.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 94 mm | +43 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 18.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 15.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gela?
Gela has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 437 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gela?
The hottest day measured in Gela between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1988, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gela?
The coldest day measured in Gela between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1942, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gela?
Almost never: Gela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gela warmed?
Yes: Gela warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gela?
The wettest day measured in Gela between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gela?
The windiest day measured in Gela between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1991, with winds reaching 65.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gela?
The warmest month in Gela is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gela?
Gela receives on average 437 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gela?
Gela gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gela?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gela between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gela?
Yes: Gela has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gela?
In Gela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.1 °C on 19 January 1940.
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