Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
In Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, the climate is
Mediterranean, with mild and rainy winters, and hot and sunny summers.
The average temperature of January and February is about 10 °C (50 °F), while that of July and August is about 25 °C (77 °F). During winter, it is rarely very cold, however, there may be a few cold days, with highs around 10 °C (50 °F), and lows around freezing, or even a few degrees below. Snow is very rare: for example, it snowed in January 1985 and January 1993.
In summer, the hottest days occur when the southern wind (scirocco) blows from Africa: in these cases, it is possible for the temperature to reach or exceed 40 °C (104 °F).
Here are the average temperatures.
Cagliari - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
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| Min (°F) | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 48 | 45 |
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| Max (°F) | 57 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
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The
rainfall is not abundant, as it slightly exceeds 400 millimetres (16 inches) per year; this happens because weather disturbances pass quickly and are soon replaced by the
mistral, the northwest wind blowing from France, fresh and dry. Here is the average precipitation.
Cagliari - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 45 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 425 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 16.7 |
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| Days | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 62 |
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The
sea is warm enough for swimming from July to September, whereas in June and October it is quite cool. Here the temperature of the sea.
Cagliari - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
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| Temp (°F) | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 61 |
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The amount of
sunshine in Cagliari is very good in summer, when clear skies prevail; in winter there is an alternation of sunny periods with periods of bad weather, with rain, wind and thunderstorms. On average, there are 4 hours of sunshine per day in December and January, and 11 hours in July.
Cagliari - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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