Mascalucia climate — normals and trends
Mascalucia (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 536 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 August (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Mascalucia averages 1 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Mascalucia has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 12 July 1962) and the coldest -3.6 °C (on 1 January 1942).
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
MascaluciaSicily
- coords
- 37.57°, 15.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
536mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
61 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
44.2 °C
12 July 1962
Coldest day
-3.6 °C
1 January 1942
Wettest day
158 mm
16 October 1951
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
10 March 2012
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
17 January 1985
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
9 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
1 January 1942
Snowiest day
2.4 cm
31 December 1941
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 137 mm | +68 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 107 mm | +52 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | +48 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 15 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 16.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mascalucia?
Mascalucia has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 536 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mascalucia?
The hottest day measured in Mascalucia between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1962, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mascalucia?
The coldest day measured in Mascalucia between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1942, at -3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mascalucia?
Almost never: Mascalucia sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mascalucia warmed?
Yes: Mascalucia warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mascalucia?
The wettest day measured in Mascalucia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1951, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mascalucia?
The windiest day measured in Mascalucia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2012, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mascalucia?
The warmest month in Mascalucia is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mascalucia?
Mascalucia receives on average 536 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mascalucia?
Mascalucia gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mascalucia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mascalucia between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1941, with 2.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mascalucia?
Yes: Mascalucia has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mascalucia?
In Mascalucia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 9 July 1988, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 1 January 1942.
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