Lucca climate — normals and trends
Lucca (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,072 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lucca averages 31 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Lucca has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 46 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 11 August 2024) and the coldest -19.4 °C (on 12 January 1985).
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
LuccaTuscany
- coords
- 43.84°, 10.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,072mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
37.8 °C
11 August 2024
Coldest day
-19.4 °C
12 January 1985
Wettest day
160 mm
13 September 1976
Windiest day
40.2 km/h
24 January 1986
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
5 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
11 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-24.4 °C
12 January 1985
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
1 February 2012
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 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 | 11.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 132 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 132 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 194 mm | +105 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 127 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 86 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 8 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 60 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 139 mm | +85 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 111 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 156 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 161 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 86 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lucca?
Lucca has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,072 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucca?
The hottest day measured in Lucca between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2024, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lucca?
The coldest day measured in Lucca between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1985, at -19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lucca?
Yes. Lucca gets on average 7.7 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Lucca warmed?
Yes: Lucca warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lucca?
The wettest day measured in Lucca between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1976, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lucca?
The windiest day measured in Lucca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1986, with winds reaching 40.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lucca?
The warmest month in Lucca is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lucca?
Lucca receives on average 1,072 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lucca?
Lucca 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 Lucca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lucca between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2012, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lucca?
Yes: Lucca has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucca?
In Lucca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 11 August 2024, and the lowest was -24.4 °C on 12 January 1985.
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