L’Aquila climate — normals and trends
L’Aquila (Italy) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 941 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
L’Aquila averages 96 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
L’Aquila has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 117 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 28 August 1960) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 15 December 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
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- coords
- 42.35°, 13.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
941mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
141.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
33.6 °C
28 August 1960
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
15 December 1940
Wettest day
72 mm
15 July 2016
Windiest day
29.1 km/h
30 December 1974
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
26 November 1969
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
15 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
15 December 1940
Snowiest day
34.6 cm
18 January 2017
Sunniest day
14.3 h
29 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 58 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 67 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 161 mm | +74 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 99 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 30 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 62 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 15.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 89 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 28 mm | -70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of L’Aquila?
L’Aquila has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 941 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in L’Aquila?
The hottest day measured in L’Aquila between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1960, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in L’Aquila?
The coldest day measured in L’Aquila between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1940, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in L’Aquila?
Yes. L’Aquila gets on average 141.4 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of L’Aquila warmed?
Yes: L’Aquila warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in L’Aquila?
The wettest day measured in L’Aquila between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2016, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in L’Aquila?
The windiest day measured in L’Aquila between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1974, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in L’Aquila?
The warmest month in L’Aquila is August (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in L’Aquila?
L’Aquila receives on average 941 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in L’Aquila?
L’Aquila gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in L’Aquila?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in L’Aquila between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2017, with 34.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in L’Aquila?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in L’Aquila.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in L’Aquila?
In L’Aquila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 15 August 2024, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 15 December 1940.
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