Sorso climate — normals and trends
Sorso (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 626 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sorso averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Sorso 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 36.3 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -2.4 °C (on 16 February 1956).
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
SorsoSardinia
- coords
- 40.80°, 8.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
626mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
36.3 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-2.4 °C
16 February 1956
Wettest day
51 mm
24 September 1973
Windiest day
70.8 km/h
29 October 2018
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
27 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-9.3 °C
10 February 1986
Snowiest day
5.2 cm
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.9 h
27 June 2025
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 | 13.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 33 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 111 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 41 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 76 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sorso?
Sorso has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 626 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorso?
The hottest day measured in Sorso between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sorso?
The coldest day measured in Sorso between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, at -2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sorso?
Yes. Sorso gets on average 1.3 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Sorso warmed?
Yes: Sorso warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sorso?
The wettest day measured in Sorso between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1973, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sorso?
The windiest day measured in Sorso between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2018, with winds reaching 70.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sorso?
The warmest month in Sorso is August (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sorso?
Sorso receives on average 626 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sorso?
Sorso gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sorso?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sorso between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, with 5.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sorso?
Yes: Sorso has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sorso?
In Sorso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 27 July 1983, and the lowest was -9.3 °C on 10 February 1986.
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