Varazze climate — normals and trends
Varazze (Italy) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,134 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Varazze averages 3 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Varazze has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -7.9 °C (on 22 January 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
VarazzeLiguria
- coords
- 44.36°, 8.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,134mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
33.6 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
22 January 1940
Wettest day
150 mm
14 September 2006
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
4 November 1961
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
1 November 2003
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
29 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-15.8 °C
6 January 1947
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
10 February 1978
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 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 | 10.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 177 mm | +82 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 84 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 181 mm | +71 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 162 mm | +61 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 33 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 124 mm | +67 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 70 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 129 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 178 mm | +68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Varazze?
Varazze has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 1,134 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Varazze?
The hottest day measured in Varazze between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Varazze?
The coldest day measured in Varazze between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1940, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Varazze?
Yes. Varazze gets on average 33.3 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Varazze warmed?
Yes: Varazze warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Varazze?
The wettest day measured in Varazze between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2006, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Varazze?
The windiest day measured in Varazze between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1961, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Varazze?
The warmest month in Varazze is August (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Varazze?
Varazze receives on average 1,134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Varazze?
Varazze gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Varazze?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Varazze between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1978, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Varazze?
Yes: Varazze has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Varazze?
In Varazze, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 29 July 2024, and the lowest was -15.8 °C on 6 January 1947.
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