Rossano climate — normals and trends
Rossano (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 887 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rossano averages 4 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Rossano has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest -6.1 °C (on 28 January 1942).
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
RossanoCalabria
- coords
- 39.58°, 16.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
887mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
40.1 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
-6.1 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
167 mm
15 August 1981
Windiest day
48.3 km/h
18 January 1972
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
17 January 2018
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
26 June 1982
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
27.8 cm
7 January 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 June 2024
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 | 13.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 219 mm | +122 mm |
| Feb | 11.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 71 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 110 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 112 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 213 mm | +89 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 110 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rossano?
Rossano has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 887 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rossano?
The hottest day measured in Rossano between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rossano?
The coldest day measured in Rossano between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rossano?
Yes. Rossano gets on average 19.1 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Rossano warmed?
Yes: Rossano warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rossano?
The wettest day measured in Rossano between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1981, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rossano?
The windiest day measured in Rossano between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1972, with winds reaching 48.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rossano?
The warmest month in Rossano is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rossano?
Rossano receives on average 887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rossano?
Rossano 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 Rossano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rossano between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1981, with 27.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rossano?
Yes: Rossano has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rossano?
In Rossano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 26 June 1982, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 14 January 1968.
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