Lesina climate — normals and trends
Lesina (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 614 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lesina averages 10 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Lesina has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 18 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -13.7 °C (on 31 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
LesinaApulia
- coords
- 41.86°, 15.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
614mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
42.3 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-13.7 °C
31 January 1963
Wettest day
66 mm
18 September 1970
Windiest day
59.3 km/h
31 December 1979
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
31 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
10 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
31 January 1963
Snowiest day
25.9 cm
17 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 July 2025
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 | 12.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 55 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 12.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 61 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 10 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 27 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 86 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 107 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lesina?
Lesina has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 614 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lesina?
The hottest day measured in Lesina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lesina?
The coldest day measured in Lesina between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1963, at -13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lesina?
Yes. Lesina gets on average 12.9 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesina warmed?
Yes: Lesina warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lesina?
The wettest day measured in Lesina between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1970, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesina?
The windiest day measured in Lesina between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1979, with winds reaching 59.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesina?
The warmest month in Lesina is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesina?
Lesina receives on average 614 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesina?
Lesina gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lesina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lesina between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1948, with 25.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lesina?
Yes: Lesina has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lesina?
In Lesina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 10 August 1999, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 31 January 1963.
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