Ribera climate — normals and trends
Ribera (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 511 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ribera averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Ribera has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 18 July 2023) and the coldest -1.3 °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
RiberaSicily
- coords
- 37.50°, 13.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
511mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
36.8 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
65 mm
9 December 1996
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
24 November 1991
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
24 November 1991
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
7 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-5.9 °C
19 January 1940
Snowiest day
2.5 cm
31 December 1941
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 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 | 14.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 85 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 59 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 81 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ribera?
Ribera has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 511 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribera?
The hottest day measured in Ribera between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2023, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ribera?
The coldest day measured in Ribera between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ribera?
Almost never: Ribera sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ribera warmed?
Yes: Ribera warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ribera?
The wettest day measured in Ribera between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1996, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ribera?
The windiest day measured in Ribera between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1991, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ribera?
The warmest month in Ribera is August (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ribera?
Ribera receives on average 511 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ribera?
Ribera 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 Ribera?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ribera between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1941, with 2.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ribera?
Yes: Ribera has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribera?
In Ribera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 7 August 2017, and the lowest was -5.9 °C on 19 January 1940.
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