Lugo climate — normals and trends
Lugo (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 701 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 (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lugo averages 31 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Lugo has warmed by +2.2 °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 43 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 11 July 1968) and the coldest -19.7 °C (on 15 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
LugoEmilia-Romagna
- coords
- 44.42°, 11.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
40.8 °C
11 July 1968
Coldest day
-19.7 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
135 mm
28 July 2025
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
7 November 1999
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
13 November 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
24 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.9 h
29 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 | 9.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 86 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 101 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 79 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 170 mm | +121 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 70 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 65 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 68 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 13.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 63 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lugo?
Lugo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lugo?
The hottest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1968, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lugo?
The coldest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -19.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lugo?
Yes. Lugo gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Lugo warmed?
Yes: Lugo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lugo?
The wettest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2025, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lugo?
The windiest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1999, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lugo?
The warmest month in Lugo is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lugo?
Lugo receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lugo?
Lugo gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lugo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lugo?
Yes: Lugo has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lugo?
In Lugo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 15 February 1940.
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