Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Montepaone Italy

In Montepaone, the summers are short, warm, muggy, dry, and clear and the winters are long, cold, wet, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 82°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 86°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 17 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in Montepaone is August, with an average high of 81°F and low of 67°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.2 months, from November 26 to April 1, with an average daily high temperature below 58°F. The coldest month of the year in Montepaone is February, with an average low of 42°F and high of 53°F.

In Montepaone, 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 Montepaone begins around June 8 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around September 10.

The clearest month of the year in Montepaone is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 10 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around June 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Montepaone is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% 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 Montepaone varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.1 months, from September 19 to April 24, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Montepaone is December, with an average of 11.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.9 months, from April 24 to September 19. The month with the fewest wet days in Montepaone is July, with an average of 2.1 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 Montepaone is December, with an average of 11.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% on November 26.

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. Montepaone experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from August 2 to June 19, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Montepaone is December, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.5 months, from June 19 to August 2. The month with the least rain in Montepaone is July, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

The length of the day in Montepaone varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 27 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 53 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:28 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 46 minutes later at 7:14 AM on October 26. The earliest sunset is at 4:32 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 51 minutes later at 8:22 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Montepaone 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.

Montepaone experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from June 12 to September 28, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 18% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Montepaone is August, with 20.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 24, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Montepaone experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from October 29 to April 18, with average wind speeds of more than 9.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Montepaone is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 18 to October 29. The calmest month of the year in Montepaone is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Montepaone is from the west throughout the year.

Montepaone 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 July 2 to September 28, with an average temperature above 75°F. The month of the year in Montepaone with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.5 months, from December 14 to April 30, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year in Montepaone with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 58°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Montepaone 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 Montepaone for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late 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 Montepaone for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last 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 Montepaone typically lasts for 12 months (359 days), from around January 20 to around January 13, rarely starting after March 5, or ending before December 15.

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 Montepaone should appear around March 9, only rarely appearing before February 18 or after March 30.

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 3.3 months, from May 7 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Montepaone is July, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 28 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Montepaone is December, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Montepaone are 38.722 deg latitude, 16.498 deg longitude, and 1,227 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Montepaone contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,270 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,158 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,075 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,348 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Montepaone is covered by cropland (63%) and trees (29%), within 10 miles by cropland (35%) and trees (34%), and within 50 miles by water (55%) and cropland (21%).