Prato climate — normals and trends
Prato (Italy) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,048 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Prato averages 46 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Prato has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 62 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 1 August 1958) and the coldest -19.7 °C (on 24 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
PratoTuscany
- coords
- 43.88°, 11.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,048mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
35.9 °C
1 August 1958
Coldest day
-19.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
111 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
5 March 2015
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
5 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
9 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
15 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
11 February 2013
Sunniest day
14.9 h
1 July 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 | 7.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 129 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 121 mm | +29 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 172 mm | +81 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 119 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 81 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 30 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 74 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 80 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 42 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 60 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prato?
Prato has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,048 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prato?
The hottest day measured in Prato between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1958, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prato?
The coldest day measured in Prato between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -19.7 °C.
Does it snow in Prato?
Yes. Prato gets on average 46.1 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Prato warmed?
Yes: Prato warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prato?
The wettest day measured in Prato between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prato?
The windiest day measured in Prato between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2015, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prato?
The warmest month in Prato is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Prato?
Prato receives on average 1,048 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prato?
Prato 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 Prato?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prato between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2013, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prato?
Yes: Prato has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prato?
In Prato, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 9 August 2025, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 15 February 1956.
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