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Climate - Perugia (Italy)


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

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Perugia, where it's located




The climate of Perugia can be described as transitional Mediterranean, since it has relatively cold winters, and hot, sunny summers.
The city is located in central Italy, in the Umbria region, of which it is the capital, at an altitude varying between 300 and 500 meters (1,000 and 1,600 feet).
At the meteorological station, located at the Sant'Egidio airport, 200 meters (650 feet) above sea level, the average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4.8 °C (41 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 22.8 °C (73 °F). Compared to the city center, this station generally measures slightly higher temperatures during the day and lower at night. Here are the average temperatures.
Perugia - Average temperatures
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Min (°C)1135913151613942
Max (°C)9111417222630302620139
Min (°F)343437414855596155483936
Max (°F)485257637279868679685548

Precipitation amounts to 820 millimeters (32.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest month (July) to 95 mm (3.7 in) in the wettest (November). Here is the average precipitation.
Perugia - Average precipitation
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Prec.(mm)555555707570355090859570820
Prec.(in)2.22.22.22.832.81.423.53.33.72.832.3
Days77798755788886

The winter, from December to February, is quite cold.
There are quite mild periods, in which Atlantic currents prevail, during which there can also be rainy days.
During periods of high pressure, especially in December, fog can form, and it can sometimes persist even during the day.
On the other hand, the cold north wind, the Tramontana, can can bring about cold periods, sometimes even in March, in which snow can also fall. Generally, snowfalls are not abundant, because the city is located on the Tyrrhenian side, and also at a certain distance from the sea. Typically, snow reaches 20-30 cm (8/12 in) during major snow events, although in December 1996, the snow depth reached half a meter (20 in).
On the coldest nights of the year, the temperature can drop to -5/-6 °C (21/23 °F) even in periods of good weather, due to mere night cooling, while during the most intense cold waves, it can drop even lower.
The temperature reached -12 °C (10.5 °F) in January 1968 and in January 1979, -9 °C (16 °F) in January 1981, -16 °C (3 °F) in January 1985, -13 °C (8.5 °F) in February 1986, -17 °C (1.5 °F) in February 1991, -15 °C (5 °F) in December 1996, and -9 °C (16 °F) in late February 2018.

The summer, from June to August, is hot and sunny, with rare rainy days and a few thunderstorms coming from the Apennines.
Usually, the humidity is not high and the air becomes cool at night, however, there can also be very hot periods.
The heat record, 41 °C (106 °F), was recorded in August 2017, when the scorching heat lasted more than a week. Previously, the temperature had reached 39.5 °C (103 °F) in July 1983, and 40 ° C (104 °F) in July 2005 and in July 2012.

Perugia

On average, there are around 2,110 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Perugia - Sunshine
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Hours3455781087643

Best Time


The best times to visit Perugia are spring and autumn, ie from mid-April to mid-June and from September to early October. In June, the weather is often nice, but it can sometimes get hot, especially in the second half of the month.



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