Parma climate — normals and trends
Parma (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 883 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Parma averages 46 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Parma has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 4 August 2017) and the coldest -23.2 °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
ParmaEmilia-Romagna
- coords
- 44.80°, 10.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
883mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
48.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
38.5 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
15 February 1940
Wettest day
77 mm
15 September 1972
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
11 March 1982
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
11 March 1982
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
15 February 1940
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
6 February 2015
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 96 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 140 mm | +65 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 89 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 14 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 83 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 70 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 74 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 113 mm | +38 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parma?
Parma has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 883 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parma?
The hottest day measured in Parma between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2017, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parma?
The coldest day measured in Parma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1940, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Parma?
Yes. Parma gets on average 48.9 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Parma warmed?
Yes: Parma warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parma?
The wettest day measured in Parma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1972, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parma?
The windiest day measured in Parma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1982, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parma?
The warmest month in Parma is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Parma?
Parma receives on average 883 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parma?
Parma gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Parma?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parma between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2015, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parma?
Yes: Parma has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parma?
In Parma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 15 February 1940.
Compare Parma with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Parma