Sterzing climate — normals and trends
Sterzing (Italy) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 1,413 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 (10.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sterzing averages 226 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Sterzing has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 255 to 197 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.9 °C (on 26 June 2019) and the coldest -36.1 °C (on 7 January 1985).
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
SterzingTrentino-Alto Adige
- coords
- 46.89°, 11.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.7°C
Average daily high
5.1°C
Average daily low
-3.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,413mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
477.3 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
26.9 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest day
-36.1 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
115 mm
4 November 1966
Windiest day
21.0 km/h
5 July 1988
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
30 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
26.7 °C
5 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-40.8 °C
7 January 1985
Snowiest day
79.8 cm
4 November 1966
Sunniest day
15.2 h
16 June 2018
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 | -2.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 85 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 29 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 2.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 102 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 7.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 85 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 9.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 230 mm | +92 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +5.7 °C | 163 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 14.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 284 mm | +88 mm |
| Aug | 16.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 139 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 12.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 116 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 6.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 79 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 1.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 84 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 0.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 20 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sterzing?
Sterzing has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 1,413 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sterzing?
The hottest day measured in Sterzing between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2019, reaching 26.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sterzing?
The coldest day measured in Sterzing between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -36.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sterzing?
Yes. Sterzing gets on average 477.3 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Sterzing warmed?
Yes: Sterzing warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sterzing?
The wettest day measured in Sterzing between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sterzing?
The windiest day measured in Sterzing between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1988, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sterzing?
The warmest month in Sterzing is July (10.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sterzing?
Sterzing receives on average 1,413 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sterzing?
Sterzing gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sterzing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sterzing between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1966, with 79.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sterzing?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sterzing.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sterzing?
In Sterzing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.7 °C on 5 July 1957, and the lowest was -40.8 °C on 7 January 1985.
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