Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Satriano di Lucania Italy

In Satriano di Lucania, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, very cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 33°F to 85°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 93°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Satriano di Lucania for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 14 to September 7, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is July, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.1 months, from November 19 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature below 53°F. The coldest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is January, with an average low of 34°F and high of 45°F.

In Satriano di Lucania, 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 Satriano di Lucania begins around June 4 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around September 19.

The clearest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania 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 19 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around June 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 58% 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 Satriano di Lucania varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.4 months, from September 21 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 Satriano di Lucania is November, with an average of 8.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.6 months, from May 3 to September 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Satriano di Lucania is July, with an average of 3.2 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 Satriano di Lucania is November, with an average of 8.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 31% on November 20.

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. Satriano di Lucania experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Satriano di Lucania. The month with the most rain in Satriano di Lucania is November, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Satriano di Lucania is July, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Satriano di Lucania experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from December 10 to March 3, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Satriano di Lucania is February, with an average snowfall of 1.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from March 3 to December 10. The least snow falls around July 18, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Satriano di Lucania varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 16 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 5 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:26 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 55 minutes later at 7:21 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 4:30 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 2 minutes later at 8:32 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Satriano di Lucania 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.

The perceived humidity level in Satriano di Lucania, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

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 Satriano di Lucania experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from November 6 to April 24, with average wind speeds of more than 7.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from April 24 to November 6. The calmest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Satriano di Lucania varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 3.4 weeks, from January 23 to February 16 and for 1.3 weeks, from February 21 to March 1, with a peak percentage of 36% on February 9. The wind is most often from the west for 5.0 days, from February 16 to February 21 and for 11 months, from March 1 to January 23, with a peak percentage of 35% on February 18.

Satriano di Lucania 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 2.9 months, from June 28 to September 24, with an average temperature above 75°F. The month of the year in Satriano di Lucania with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.3 months, from December 17 to April 27, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year in Satriano di Lucania with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 58°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Satriano di Lucania 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 time of year to visit Satriano di Lucania for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

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 Satriano di Lucania for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

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 Satriano di Lucania typically lasts for 8.0 months (247 days), from around March 25 to around November 26, rarely starting before February 21 or after April 19, and rarely ending before November 3 or after December 23.

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 Satriano di Lucania should appear around April 15, only rarely appearing before March 30 or after May 2.

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 11 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is July, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 30 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Satriano di Lucania is December, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Satriano di Lucania are 40.543 deg latitude, 15.640 deg longitude, and 2,169 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Satriano di Lucania contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,719 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,378 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,941 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,555 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Satriano di Lucania is covered by cropland (57%) and trees (41%), within 10 miles by trees (47%) and cropland (40%), and within 50 miles by cropland (46%) and trees (31%).