Roccella Ionica climate — normals and trends
Roccella Ionica (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 706 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Roccella Ionica averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Roccella Ionica has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 25 July 1987) and the coldest 1.9 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
Roccella IonicaCalabria
- coords
- 38.32°, 16.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
706mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
34.0 °C
25 July 1987
Coldest day
1.9 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
160 mm
25 October 2021
Windiest day
67.7 km/h
21 January 1981
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
29 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-6.6 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
2.4 cm
31 December 2014
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 | 14.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 170 mm | +71 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 76 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 55 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 129 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 86 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Roccella Ionica?
Roccella Ionica has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Roccella Ionica?
The hottest day measured in Roccella Ionica between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1987, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Roccella Ionica?
The coldest day measured in Roccella Ionica between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at 1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Roccella Ionica?
Almost never: Roccella Ionica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Roccella Ionica warmed?
Yes: Roccella Ionica warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Roccella Ionica?
The wettest day measured in Roccella Ionica between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 2021, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Roccella Ionica?
The windiest day measured in Roccella Ionica between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 67.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Roccella Ionica?
The warmest month in Roccella Ionica is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Roccella Ionica?
Roccella Ionica receives on average 706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Roccella Ionica?
Roccella Ionica 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 Roccella Ionica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Roccella Ionica between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2014, with 2.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Roccella Ionica?
Yes: Roccella Ionica has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Roccella Ionica?
In Roccella Ionica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 14 January 1968.
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