Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Somma Vesuviana Italy

In Somma Vesuviana, the summers are short, hot, humid, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 88°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 94°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Somma Vesuviana for hot-weather activities is from mid June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 15 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is August, with an average high of 87°F and low of 69°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 21 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is January, with an average low of 42°F and high of 55°F.

In Somma Vesuviana, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Somma Vesuviana begins around June 8 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around September 12.

The clearest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 12 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around June 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Somma Vesuviana varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from September 12 to May 3, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Somma Vesuviana is November, with an average of 10.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from May 3 to September 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Somma Vesuviana is July, with an average of 2.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Somma Vesuviana is November, with an average of 10.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 35% on November 19.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Somma Vesuviana experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Somma Vesuviana. The month with the most rain in Somma Vesuviana is November, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Somma Vesuviana is July, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

The length of the day in Somma Vesuviana varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 14 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:29 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 57 minutes later at 7:26 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 4:34 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 4 minutes later at 8:38 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Somma Vesuviana during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Somma Vesuviana experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from June 8 to September 27, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 14% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Somma Vesuviana is August, with 15.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Somma Vesuviana is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Somma Vesuviana experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from October 20 to April 12, with average wind speeds of more than 7.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 12 to October 20. The calmest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Somma Vesuviana varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.4 months, from October 26 to December 8 and for 1.0 weeks, from December 10 to December 17, with a peak percentage of 28% on November 24. The wind is most often from the west for 2.0 days, from December 8 to December 10 and for 10 months, from December 24 to October 26, with a peak percentage of 27% on December 9. The wind is most often from the north for 1.0 weeks, from December 17 to December 24, with a peak percentage of 28% on December 23.

Somma Vesuviana is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.8 months, from June 27 to September 22, with an average temperature above 74°F. The month of the year in Somma Vesuviana with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.2 months, from December 19 to April 27, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year in Somma Vesuviana with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 58°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Somma Vesuviana throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Somma Vesuviana for general outdoor tourist activities are from early May to mid July and from late August to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of June.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Somma Vesuviana for hot-weather activities is from mid June to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Somma Vesuviana typically lasts for 11 months (328 days), from around February 8 to around January 2, rarely starting after March 11, or ending before December 7.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Somma Vesuviana should appear around February 19, only rarely appearing before January 30 or after March 14.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 10 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is June, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 28 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Somma Vesuviana is December, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Somma Vesuviana are 40.873 deg latitude, 14.439 deg longitude, and 509 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Somma Vesuviana contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,831 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 558 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,183 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,732 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Somma Vesuviana is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (22%), within 10 miles by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (29%), and within 50 miles by water (40%) and cropland (34%).