Rome Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Climate=== {{Main|Climate of Rome}} [[File:Doria Pamphili 6376.jpg|thumb|left|[[Stone pine]]s in the [[Villa Doria Pamphili]]]] Rome has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa''),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/ |title=World Map of Köppen−Geiger Climate Classification |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906034159/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/ |archive-date=6 September 2010}}</ref> with hot, dry summers and mild, humid winters. Its average annual temperature is above {{cvt|21|°C|°F}} during the day and {{cvt|9|°C|°F}} at night. In the coldest month, January, the average temperature is {{cvt|12.6|°C|°F}} during the day and {{cvt|2.1|°C|°F}} at night. In the warmest month, August, the average temperature is {{cvt|31.7|°C|°F}} during the day and {{cvt|17.3|°C|°F}} at night. December, January and February are the coldest months, with a daily mean temperature of approximately {{cvt|8|°C|°F}}. Temperatures during these months generally vary between {{cvt|10|and|15|C|F}} during the day and between {{cvt|3|and|5|C|F}} at night, with colder or warmer spells occurring frequently. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of, with light snow or flurries occurring on some winters, generally without accumulation, and major snowfalls on a very rare occurrence (the most recent ones were in 2018, 2012 and 1986).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meteo-net.it/articoli/storiconeve.aspx |title=Storia della neve a Roma |access-date=2 October 2014 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727130551/http://www.meteo-net.it/articoli/storiconeve.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Snow startles Rome on Europe's coldest day of the winter |website=The Mercury News |date=26 February 2018 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/26/europe-snow-rome-coldest-winter-top-wire/ |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328215424/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/26/europe-snow-rome-coldest-winter-top-wire/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roma, tutte le nevicate storiche in città dal '56 ad oggi |website=Corriere della sera |date=26 February 2018 |url=https://roma.corriere.it/cronaca/cards/roma-tutte-nevicate-storiche-citta-56-ad-oggi/grande-nevicata-56-piazza-san-pietro.shtml |access-date=13 July 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716094826/https://roma.corriere.it/cronaca/cards/roma-tutte-nevicate-storiche-citta-56-ad-oggi/grande-nevicata-56-piazza-san-pietro.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> The average [[relative humidity]] is 75%, varying from 72% in July to 77% in November. Sea temperatures vary from a low of {{cvt|13.9|°C|°F}} in February to a high of {{cvt|25.0|°C|°F}} in August.<ref name="seatemperature.org2">[http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/italy/tor-san-lorenzo-december.htm Monthly Tor San Lorenzo water temperature chart] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713181229/https://www.seatemperature.org/europe/italy/tor-san-lorenzo-december.htm |date=13 July 2020 }}, seatemperature.org.</ref> The highest temperature ever recorded in Rome was {{cvt|42.9|°C|°F}} on 18 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/17/europe-heatwave-italy-spain-record-climate/&ved=2ahUKEwjB2IzB-KyAAxWSFlkFHVZvCZcQFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3H2fe2kXpuftb6XNNcXZqg|title=Southern Europe soars to record temperatures as heat wave peaks|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Ian|last=Livingston|date=17 July 2023}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = [[Rome Ciampino Airport]], elevation: {{convert|129|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1944–present |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |Jan record high C = 20.8 |Feb record high C = 23.0 |Mar record high C = 26.6 |Apr record high C = 30.0 |May record high C = 34.2 |Jun record high C = 39.3 |Jul record high C = 40.0 |Aug record high C = 40.6 |Sep record high C = 40.0 |Oct record high C = 32.0 |Nov record high C = 26.1 |Dec record high C = 21.2 |year record high C = 40.6 |Jan high C = 12.0 |Feb high C = 13.0 |Mar high C = 15.8 |Apr high C = 18.8 |May high C = 22.3 |Jun high C = 28.1 |Jul high C = 31.0 |Aug high C = 31.6 |Sep high C = 26.7 |Oct high C = 22.2 |Nov high C = 16.9 |Dec high C = 12.7 |year high C = 21.0 |Jan mean C = 7.5 |Feb mean C = 8.0 |Mar mean C = 10.7 |Apr mean C = 13.6 |May mean C = 18.0 |Jun mean C = 22.5 |Jul mean C = 25.1 |Aug mean C = 25.4 |Sep mean C = 21.0 |Oct mean C = 17.0 |Nov mean C = 12.4 |Dec mean C = 8.5 |year mean C = 15.8 |Jan low C = 3.4 |Feb low C = 3.4 |Mar low C = 5.9 |Apr low C = 8.6 |May low C = 12.6 |Jun low C = 16.7 |Jul low C = 19.3 |Aug low C = 19.8 |Sep low C = 16.0 |Oct low C = 12.4 |Nov low C = 8.5 |Dec low C = 4.7 |year low C = 10.9 |Jan record low C = -11.0 |Feb record low C = -6.9 |Mar record low C = -6.5 |Apr record low C = -2.4 |May record low C = 1.8 |Jun record low C = 5.6 |Jul record low C = 9.1 |Aug record low C = 9.3 |Sep record low C = 4.3 |Oct record low C = 0.8 |Nov record low C = -5.2 |Dec record low C = -6.6 |year record low C = -11.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 65.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 62.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 58.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 68.6 |May precipitation mm = 56.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 30.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 19.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 30.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 64.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 88.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 108.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 98.3 |year precipitation mm = 752.0 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 7.40 |Feb precipitation days = 7.48 |Mar precipitation days = 6.85 |Apr precipitation days = 7.42 |May precipitation days = 5.54 |Jun precipitation days = 3.38 |Jul precipitation days = 2.16 |Aug precipitation days = 2.20 |Sep precipitation days = 6.00 |Oct precipitation days = 7.32 |Nov precipitation days = 8.84 |Dec precipitation days = 9.44 |year precipitation days = 74.03 |humidity colour = |Jan humidity = 75.8 |Feb humidity = 71.5 |Mar humidity = 70.6 |Apr humidity = 70.4 |May humidity = 69.0 |Jun humidity = 65.4 |Jul humidity = 63.3 |Aug humidity = 64.1 |Sep humidity = 69.1 |Oct humidity = 74.0 |Nov humidity = 77.9 |Dec humidity = 77.2 |year humidity = 70.7 |Jan sun = 155.9 |Feb sun = 171.9 |Mar sun = 203.1 |Apr sun = 221.1 |May sun = 276.5 |Jun sun = 298.8 |Jul sun = 337.6 |Aug sun = 320.2 |Sep sun = 237.9 |Oct sun = 200.6 |Nov sun = 153.3 |Dec sun = 146.9 |year sun = 2723.9 |Jan dew point C = 3.9 |Feb dew point C = 3.5 |Mar dew point C = 5.8 |Apr dew point C = 8.5 |May dew point C = 12.1 |Jun dew point C = 15.1 |Jul dew point C = 16.9 |Aug dew point C = 17.7 |Sep dew point C = 15.5 |Oct dew point C = 12.9 |Nov dew point C = 9.3 |Dec dew point C = 5.2 |year dew point C = 10.5 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Italy/CSV/RomaCiampino_16239.csv |title = Monte Cimone Climate Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = August 31, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831035310/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Italy/CSV/RomaCiampino_16239.csv |archive-date = 2023-08-31}}</ref> |source 2 = Temperature extreme in Toscana<ref>{{cite web |url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/italia/stazioni-wmo/roma-ciampino/ |language = it |title = Roma Ciampino |publisher = Temperature estreme in Toscana |access-date = August 31, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831035322/http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/italia/stazioni-wmo/roma-ciampino/ |archive-date = 2023-08-31}}</ref> }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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