Senise climate — normals and trends
Senise (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 661 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Senise averages 26 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Senise has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 12 July 1962) and the coldest -16.6 °C (on 23 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
SeniseBasilicate
- coords
- 40.15°, 16.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
40.6 °C
12 July 1962
Coldest day
-16.6 °C
23 January 1942
Wettest day
138 mm
21 November 1945
Windiest day
39.0 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
23 January 1942
Snowiest day
29.9 cm
11 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 142 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 38 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 107 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 69 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Senise?
Senise has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Senise?
The hottest day measured in Senise between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1962, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Senise?
The coldest day measured in Senise between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, at -16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Senise?
Yes. Senise gets on average 22.9 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Senise warmed?
Yes: Senise warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Senise?
The wettest day measured in Senise between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1945, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Senise?
The windiest day measured in Senise between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Senise?
The warmest month in Senise is July (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Senise?
Senise receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Senise?
Senise gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Senise?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Senise between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1940, with 29.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Senise?
Yes: Senise has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Senise?
In Senise, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 7 July 1988, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 23 January 1942.
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