Tropea climate — normals and trends
Tropea (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 951 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tropea averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Tropea has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
TropeaCalabria
- coords
- 38.67°, 15.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
951mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
99 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.1 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
1.1 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
85 mm
19 October 2010
Windiest day
68.0 km/h
25 February 1973
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
31 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-7.0 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
6.7 cm
19 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
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 | 14.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 143 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | -73 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 118 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 46 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 92 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 154 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -108 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tropea?
Tropea has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 951 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tropea?
The hottest day measured in Tropea between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tropea?
The coldest day measured in Tropea between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tropea?
Almost never: Tropea sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tropea warmed?
Yes: Tropea warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tropea?
The wettest day measured in Tropea between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 2010, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tropea?
The windiest day measured in Tropea between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1973, with winds reaching 68.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tropea?
The warmest month in Tropea is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tropea?
Tropea receives on average 951 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tropea?
Tropea 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 Tropea?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tropea between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1940, with 6.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tropea?
Yes: Tropea has on average 99 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tropea?
In Tropea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 25 July 2025, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 14 January 1968.
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