Pulsano climate — normals and trends
Pulsano (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 563 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Pulsano averages 1 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Pulsano has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °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 38.5 °C (on 22 July 2023) and the coldest -2.3 °C (on 12 January 2017).
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
PulsanoApulia
- coords
- 40.38°, 17.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
19.5°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
563mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
22 July 2023
Coldest day
-2.3 °C
12 January 2017
Wettest day
92 mm
8 October 1966
Windiest day
59.9 km/h
26 March 1992
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
11 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
20 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.3 °C
7 January 2017
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
2 January 1993
Sunniest day
14.1 h
24 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 103 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 81 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 111 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 85 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pulsano?
Pulsano has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 563 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pulsano?
The hottest day measured in Pulsano between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2023, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pulsano?
The coldest day measured in Pulsano between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2017, at -2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Pulsano?
Yes. Pulsano gets on average 2.0 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Pulsano warmed?
Yes: Pulsano warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pulsano?
The wettest day measured in Pulsano between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1966, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pulsano?
The windiest day measured in Pulsano between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1992, with winds reaching 59.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pulsano?
The warmest month in Pulsano is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pulsano?
Pulsano receives on average 563 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pulsano?
Pulsano 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 Pulsano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pulsano between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1993, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pulsano?
Yes: Pulsano has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pulsano?
In Pulsano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 20 July 2023, and the lowest was -10.3 °C on 7 January 2017.
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