Venosa climate — normals and trends
Venosa (Italy) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 582 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Venosa averages 20 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Venosa 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 31 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 19 August 1946) and the coldest -14.0 °C (on 13 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
VenosaBasilicate
- coords
- 40.96°, 15.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
40.6 °C
19 August 1946
Coldest day
-14.0 °C
13 January 1985
Wettest day
80 mm
18 September 1970
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
16 December 1962
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
28 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
5 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-18.8 °C
13 January 1985
Snowiest day
25.7 cm
17 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 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 | 11.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 108 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 11.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 83 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 43 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 18.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 73 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 101 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Venosa?
Venosa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Venosa?
The hottest day measured in Venosa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Venosa?
The coldest day measured in Venosa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1985, at -14.0 °C.
Does it snow in Venosa?
Yes. Venosa gets on average 27.2 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Venosa warmed?
Yes: Venosa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Venosa?
The wettest day measured in Venosa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1970, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Venosa?
The windiest day measured in Venosa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1962, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Venosa?
The warmest month in Venosa is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Venosa?
Venosa receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Venosa?
Venosa 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 Venosa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Venosa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1948, with 25.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Venosa?
Yes: Venosa has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Venosa?
In Venosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 5 August 2017, and the lowest was -18.8 °C on 13 January 1985.
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