Priolo Gargallo climate — normals and trends
Priolo Gargallo (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 526 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Priolo Gargallo averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Priolo Gargallo has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 11 August 2021) and the coldest 1.9 °C (on 24 January 1963).
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
Priolo GargalloSicily
- coords
- 37.16°, 15.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
16.4°C
Annual rainfall
526mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
115 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.0 °C
11 August 2021
Coldest day
1.9 °C
24 January 1963
Wettest day
128 mm
21 September 1988
Windiest day
63.3 km/h
24 February 2019
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
17 January 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-4.0 °C
24 January 1963
Snowiest day
0.9 cm
27 February 2011
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 May 1940
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 | 16.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 141 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 30 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | 16.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Priolo Gargallo?
Priolo Gargallo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 526 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Priolo Gargallo?
The hottest day measured in Priolo Gargallo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2021, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Priolo Gargallo?
The coldest day measured in Priolo Gargallo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1963, at 1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Priolo Gargallo?
Almost never: Priolo Gargallo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Priolo Gargallo warmed?
Yes: Priolo Gargallo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Priolo Gargallo?
The wettest day measured in Priolo Gargallo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1988, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Priolo Gargallo?
The windiest day measured in Priolo Gargallo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2019, with winds reaching 63.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Priolo Gargallo?
The warmest month in Priolo Gargallo is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Priolo Gargallo?
Priolo Gargallo receives on average 526 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Priolo Gargallo?
Priolo Gargallo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Priolo Gargallo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Priolo Gargallo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2011, with 0.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Priolo Gargallo?
Yes: Priolo Gargallo has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Priolo Gargallo?
In Priolo Gargallo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 24 January 1963.
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