Ragusa climate — normals and trends
Ragusa (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 499 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ragusa averages 2 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Ragusa has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 7 July 1988) and the coldest -3.7 °C (on 30 December 1941).
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
RagusaSicily
- coords
- 36.93°, 14.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
499mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
45 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °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
41.0 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest day
-3.7 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
113 mm
21 September 1988
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
10 March 2012
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
9 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
1 January 1942
Snowiest day
5.5 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 | 14.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 100 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | +49 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 89 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 71 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ragusa?
Ragusa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 499 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ragusa?
The hottest day measured in Ragusa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1988, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ragusa?
The coldest day measured in Ragusa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ragusa?
Almost never: Ragusa sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ragusa warmed?
Yes: Ragusa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ragusa?
The wettest day measured in Ragusa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1988, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ragusa?
The windiest day measured in Ragusa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2012, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ragusa?
The warmest month in Ragusa is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ragusa?
Ragusa receives on average 499 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ragusa?
Ragusa 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 Ragusa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ragusa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2011, with 5.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ragusa?
Yes: Ragusa has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ragusa?
In Ragusa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 9 August 1999, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 1 January 1942.
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