climigo

Basilicata

When to go?

The best months are May–October.

Climate zones

CalabriaCampaniaApuliaMateraMateraMateraPotenzaPotenzaPotenzaCracoCracoCracoMarateaMarateaMarateaVenosaVenosaVenosa

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 10°3°
February 10°3°
March 13°5°
April 16°8°
May 21°12°
June 27°16°
July 29°19°
August 29°19°
September 24°15°
October 20°12°
November 15°8°
December 11°4°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3.2 · 9.5 °CJanuary: 3.2 · 9.5 °C3.1 · 10.2 °CFebruary: 3.1 · 10.2 °C5.0 · 13.0 °CMarch: 5.0 · 13.0 °C7.7 · 16.4 °CApril: 7.7 · 16.4 °C11.9 · 21.2 °CMay: 11.9 · 21.2 °C16.2 · 26.5 °CJune: 16.2 · 26.5 °C18.6 · 29.4 °CJuly: 18.6 · 29.4 °C18.9 · 29.3 °CAugust: 18.9 · 29.3 °C15.3 · 24.0 °CSeptember: 15.3 · 24.0 °C11.8 · 19.9 °COctober: 11.8 · 19.9 °C8.0 · 14.9 °CNovember: 8.0 · 14.9 °C4.4 · 10.6 °CDecember: 4.4 · 10.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 3.2 – 9.5 °C
Feb 3.1 – 10.2 °C
Mar 5.0 – 13.0 °C
Apr 7.7 – 16.4 °C
May 11.9 – 21.2 °C
Jun 16.2 – 26.5 °C
Jul 18.6 – 29.4 °C
Aug 18.9 – 29.3 °C
Sep 15.3 – 24.0 °C
Oct 11.8 – 19.9 °C
Nov 8.0 – 14.9 °C
Dec 4.4 – 10.6 °C

How much it rains

January 59 mm9 d
February 51 mm8 d
March 55 mm9 d
April 50 mm8 d
May 44 mm7 d
June 33 mm4 d
July 23 mm3 d
August 26 mm3 d
September 52 mm6 d
October 67 mm7 d
November 80 mm9 d
December 68 mm8 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec59 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 59 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day55 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 55 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day50 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 50 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day44 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 44 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day33 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 33 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a day23 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 23 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day26 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 26 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a day52 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 52 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day67 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 67 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day80 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 80 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day68 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 68 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 59 mm9 d
Feb 51 mm8 d
Mar 55 mm9 d
Apr 50 mm8 d
May 44 mm7 d
Jun 33 mm4 d
Jul 23 mm3 d
Aug 26 mm3 d
Sep 52 mm6 d
Oct 67 mm7 d
Nov 80 mm9 d
Dec 68 mm8 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 37
February 10 h 41
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 16
May 14 h 25
June 15 h 02
July 14 h 46
August 13 h 47
September 12 h 29
October 11 h 10
November 9 h 58
December 9 h 19

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 1 cm
February 1 cm
March –
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 cmJanuary: 1 cm1 cmFebruary: 1 cm0 cmMarch: 0 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 1 cm
Feb 1 cm
Mar 0 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities