Lucera climate — normals and trends
Lucera (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 560 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lucera averages 19 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Lucera has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 17 July 2023) and the coldest -14.4 °C (on 10 March 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
LuceraApulia
- coords
- 41.51°, 15.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
560mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
41.5 °C
17 July 2023
Coldest day
-14.4 °C
10 March 1940
Wettest day
88 mm
18 September 1970
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
31 December 1979
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
31 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
17 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.2 °C
10 March 1940
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
17 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 June 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 | 12.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 72 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 11.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 39 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 43 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 14 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 25 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 83 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lucera?
Lucera has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 560 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucera?
The hottest day measured in Lucera between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2023, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lucera?
The coldest day measured in Lucera between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1940, at -14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lucera?
Yes. Lucera gets on average 16.8 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Lucera warmed?
Yes: Lucera warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lucera?
The wettest day measured in Lucera between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1970, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lucera?
The windiest day measured in Lucera between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1979, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lucera?
The warmest month in Lucera is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lucera?
Lucera receives on average 560 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lucera?
Lucera gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lucera?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lucera between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1948, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lucera?
Yes: Lucera has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucera?
In Lucera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 17 July 2023, and the lowest was -19.2 °C on 10 March 1940.
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