La Spezia climate — normals and trends
La Spezia (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,350 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
La Spezia averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
La Spezia has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 10 August 2024) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 14 February 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
La SpeziaLiguria
- coords
- 44.10°, 9.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,350mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
32.0 °C
10 August 2024
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
14 February 1940
Wettest day
147 mm
29 August 1977
Windiest day
69.8 km/h
7 January 1968
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
19 February 1955
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
11 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
14 February 1940
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
1 February 2012
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 July 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 | 12.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 218 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 12.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 115 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 209 mm | +99 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 120 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 151 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 7 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 57 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 223 mm | +151 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 156 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 178 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 192 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 13.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 126 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Spezia?
La Spezia has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Spezia?
The hottest day measured in La Spezia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2024, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Spezia?
The coldest day measured in La Spezia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1940, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in La Spezia?
Yes. La Spezia gets on average 2.3 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of La Spezia warmed?
Yes: La Spezia warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Spezia?
The wettest day measured in La Spezia between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1977, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Spezia?
The windiest day measured in La Spezia between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, with winds reaching 69.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Spezia?
The warmest month in La Spezia is August (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in La Spezia?
La Spezia receives on average 1,350 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Spezia?
La Spezia gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Spezia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Spezia between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2012, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Spezia?
Yes: La Spezia has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Spezia?
In La Spezia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 11 August 2024, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 14 February 1940.
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