Lercara Friddi climate — normals and trends
Lercara Friddi (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 616 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lercara Friddi averages 8 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Lercara Friddi has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °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 40.2 °C (on 12 July 1962) and the coldest -8.3 °C (on 5 March 1949).
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
Lercara FriddiSicily
- coords
- 37.75°, 13.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
616mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
40.2 °C
12 July 1962
Coldest day
-8.3 °C
5 March 1949
Wettest day
87 mm
9 December 1996
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
4 November 1966
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
21 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
9 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
5 March 1949
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
12 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 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 | 13.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 90 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 88 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 101 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 82 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 30 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 75 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 60 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lercara Friddi?
Lercara Friddi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 616 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lercara Friddi?
The hottest day measured in Lercara Friddi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1962, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lercara Friddi?
The coldest day measured in Lercara Friddi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1949, at -8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lercara Friddi?
Yes. Lercara Friddi gets on average 3.8 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Lercara Friddi warmed?
Yes: Lercara Friddi warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lercara Friddi?
The wettest day measured in Lercara Friddi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1996, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lercara Friddi?
The windiest day measured in Lercara Friddi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lercara Friddi?
The warmest month in Lercara Friddi is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lercara Friddi?
Lercara Friddi receives on average 616 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lercara Friddi?
Lercara Friddi 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 Lercara Friddi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lercara Friddi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lercara Friddi?
Yes: Lercara Friddi has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lercara Friddi?
In Lercara Friddi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 9 August 1999, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 5 March 1949.
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