La Maddalena climate — normals and trends
La Maddalena (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 466 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 (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
La Maddalena averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
La Maddalena has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 22 January 1963).
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
La MaddalenaSardinia
- coords
- 41.21°, 9.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
466mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
27.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
43.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
33.9 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
0.6 °C
22 January 1963
Wettest day
81 mm
8 November 1964
Windiest day
75.2 km/h
16 December 1962
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
16 December 1962
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.0 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
3.2 cm
23 January 1963
Sunniest day
14.9 h
29 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 91 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 37 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 84 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 31 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 92 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Maddalena?
La Maddalena has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Maddalena?
The hottest day measured in La Maddalena between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Maddalena?
The coldest day measured in La Maddalena between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1963, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Maddalena?
Almost never: La Maddalena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Maddalena warmed?
Yes: La Maddalena warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Maddalena?
The wettest day measured in La Maddalena between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1964, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Maddalena?
The windiest day measured in La Maddalena between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1962, with winds reaching 75.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Maddalena?
The warmest month in La Maddalena is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in La Maddalena?
La Maddalena receives on average 466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Maddalena?
La Maddalena gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Maddalena?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Maddalena between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, with 3.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Maddalena?
Yes: La Maddalena has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Maddalena?
In La Maddalena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was -10.0 °C on 23 January 1963.
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