Lanciano climate — normals and trends
Lanciano (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 653 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 July (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lanciano averages 8 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Lanciano has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 15 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 5 July 1988) and the coldest -14.3 °C (on 16 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
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- coords
- 42.23°, 14.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
653mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
41.4 °C
5 July 1988
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
16 February 1940
Wettest day
96 mm
12 December 1967
Windiest day
57.4 km/h
31 December 1979
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
31 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
21 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
16 February 1940
Snowiest day
24.3 cm
17 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.1 h
16 June 2021
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 | 13.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 12.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 81 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 142 mm | +81 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 82 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 9 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 61 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 31 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 101 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 96 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 13.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lanciano?
Lanciano has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lanciano?
The hottest day measured in Lanciano between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1988, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lanciano?
The coldest day measured in Lanciano between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1940, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lanciano?
Yes. Lanciano gets on average 11.4 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Lanciano warmed?
Yes: Lanciano warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lanciano?
The wettest day measured in Lanciano between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lanciano?
The windiest day measured in Lanciano between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1979, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lanciano?
The warmest month in Lanciano is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lanciano?
Lanciano receives on average 653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lanciano?
Lanciano gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lanciano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lanciano between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1948, with 24.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lanciano?
Yes: Lanciano has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lanciano?
In Lanciano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 21 July 2023, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 16 February 1940.
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