Merano climate — normals and trends
Merano (Italy) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 1,303 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 (12.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Merano averages 198 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Merano has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 225 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.9 °C (on 26 June 2019) and the coldest -33.1 °C (on 7 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
MeranoTrentino-Alto Adige
- coords
- 46.67°, 11.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
6.8°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,303mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
198 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
328.9 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
28.9 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest day
-33.1 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
113 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
18.1 km/h
3 April 1973
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
29.7 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-38.5 °C
6 January 1985
Snowiest day
68.0 cm
4 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.1 h
19 June 2000
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 | -0.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 98 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 31 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 88 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 109 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 11.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 223 mm | +90 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 209 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 15.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 227 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 165 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 13.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 129 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 65 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 2.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 1.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 22 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Merano?
Merano has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 1,303 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Merano?
The hottest day measured in Merano between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2019, reaching 28.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Merano?
The coldest day measured in Merano between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -33.1 °C.
Does it snow in Merano?
Yes. Merano gets on average 328.9 cm of snow per year and has around 198 frost days.
Has the climate of Merano warmed?
Yes: Merano warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Merano?
The wettest day measured in Merano between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Merano?
The windiest day measured in Merano between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1973, with winds reaching 18.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Merano?
The warmest month in Merano is July (12.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Merano?
Merano receives on average 1,303 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Merano?
Merano 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 Merano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Merano between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 68.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Merano?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Merano.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Merano?
In Merano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.7 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -38.5 °C on 6 January 1985.
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