Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Padua is moderately continental, with cold, damp winters and hot, muggy summers.
The city is located in the Venetian plain, where the climate is similar to that of the Po valley, with respect to which it is a bit milder in winter, but also a little more windy, in fact it is exposed to both the bora (a cold, dry wind from the north-east) and the sirocco (mild south-east wind).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 3.1 °C (37 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 24.5 °C (76 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Padua - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
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| Min (°F) | 30 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 50 | 39 | 34 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 54 | 46 |
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amounts to 865 millimeters (34.1 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 95 mm (3.7 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Padua - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 50 | 45 | 55 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 80 | 75 | 865 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3 | 34.1 |
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| Days | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 80 |
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On average, there are around 1,950
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Padua - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Best Time
The
best period to visit Padua is that of spring and early summer, and in particular, from mid-April to mid-June. September, too, is a good month. However, you have to take into account some rainy days in both periods.
Summer can be hot, although some days can be acceptable, especially in June. In summer, and sometimes in May, sudden thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening must be put into account.