Reggio Calabria climate — normals and trends
Reggio Calabria (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 564 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Reggio Calabria averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Reggio Calabria has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 31 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
Reggio CalabriaCalabria
- coords
- 38.11°, 15.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
564mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.8 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
31 December 1941
Wettest day
105 mm
21 September 1988
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
2 January 1973
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.2 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
5.1 cm
23 January 1963
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 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 | 14.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 101 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 114 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 41 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 23 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 62 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Reggio Calabria?
Reggio Calabria has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 564 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Reggio Calabria?
The hottest day measured in Reggio Calabria between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Reggio Calabria?
The coldest day measured in Reggio Calabria between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1941, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Reggio Calabria?
Almost never: Reggio Calabria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Reggio Calabria warmed?
Yes: Reggio Calabria warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Reggio Calabria?
The wettest day measured in Reggio Calabria between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1988, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Reggio Calabria?
The windiest day measured in Reggio Calabria between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1973, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Reggio Calabria?
The warmest month in Reggio Calabria is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Reggio Calabria?
Reggio Calabria receives on average 564 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Reggio Calabria?
Reggio Calabria 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 Reggio Calabria?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Reggio Calabria between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, with 5.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Reggio Calabria?
Yes: Reggio Calabria has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Reggio Calabria?
In Reggio Calabria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.2 °C on 14 January 1968.
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