Raffadali climate — normals and trends
Raffadali (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 476 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Raffadali averages 3 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Raffadali has warmed by +1.9 °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 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 30 July 1945) and the coldest -5.2 °C (on 9 January 1966).
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
RaffadaliSicily
- coords
- 37.40°, 13.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
476mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
39.8 °C
30 July 1945
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
9 January 1966
Wettest day
86 mm
9 December 1996
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
24 November 1991
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
24 November 1991
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
21 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-9.1 °C
9 January 1966
Snowiest day
2.7 cm
31 December 1941
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 77 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 86 mm | +31 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 64 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 52 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 79 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raffadali?
Raffadali has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 476 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raffadali?
The hottest day measured in Raffadali between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1945, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raffadali?
The coldest day measured in Raffadali between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1966, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Raffadali?
Almost never: Raffadali sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raffadali warmed?
Yes: Raffadali warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raffadali?
The wettest day measured in Raffadali between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1996, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raffadali?
The windiest day measured in Raffadali between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1991, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raffadali?
The warmest month in Raffadali is July (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Raffadali?
Raffadali receives on average 476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raffadali?
Raffadali gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Raffadali?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Raffadali between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1941, with 2.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Raffadali?
Yes: Raffadali has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raffadali?
In Raffadali, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 21 July 2025, and the lowest was -9.1 °C on 9 January 1966.
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