Terralba climate — normals and trends
Terralba (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 573 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Terralba averages 4 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Terralba has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -3.7 °C (on 25 December 1940).
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
TerralbaSardinia
- coords
- 39.72°, 8.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
573mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
41.9 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-3.7 °C
25 December 1940
Wettest day
55 mm
3 May 1972
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
14 February 1962
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
20 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
5 July 1993
Coldest feels-like
-7.5 °C
25 December 1940
Snowiest day
4.7 cm
13 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.8 h
26 June 2017
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 | 14.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 79 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 115 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 25 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Terralba?
Terralba has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 573 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Terralba?
The hottest day measured in Terralba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Terralba?
The coldest day measured in Terralba between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1940, at -3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Terralba?
Almost never: Terralba sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Terralba warmed?
Yes: Terralba warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Terralba?
The wettest day measured in Terralba between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1972, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Terralba?
The windiest day measured in Terralba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1962, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Terralba?
The warmest month in Terralba is August (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Terralba?
Terralba receives on average 573 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Terralba?
Terralba 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 Terralba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Terralba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1956, with 4.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Terralba?
Yes: Terralba has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Terralba?
In Terralba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 5 July 1993, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 25 December 1940.
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