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Ferrara weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Ferrara swings through a wide annual range, with 22.1°C between the monthly means of its warmest and coldest months. No season stands out as markedly wetter. Precipitation arrives fairly evenly year-round. Ferrara weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−1.3°Chigh near average

17° / 5°Today
18° / 10°Average
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How it's changed

+2.4°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4927frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 65 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 65 in the 1940s72days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 37 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 37 in the 1940s+2.4°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 54 mmhigh 7°low 0°February, rain 55 mmhigh 10°low 1°March, rain 63 mmhigh 14°low 5°April, rain 76 mmhigh 18°low 9°May, rain 80 mmhigh 23°low 13°June, rain 70 mmhigh 28°low 17°July, rain 64 mmhigh 31°low 20°August, rain 68 mmhigh 30°low 19°September, rain 70 mmhigh 26°low 16°October, rain 75 mmhigh 20°low 11°November, rain 80 mmhigh 13°low 6°December, rain 60 mmhigh 8°low 2°wettest month November, 80 mm · 815 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Fog

Right now

5.9°

4°feels like
98%humidity
6°dew point
3 km/hfrom W
UV index0.0
sunrise06:43sunset17:11day length10h 28m
TodayPartly cloudy17°5°
TueMostly clear18°6°
WedOvercast18°10°
ThuPartly cloudy19°12°
FriClear18°10°
SatMostly clear17°8°
SunOvercast16°9°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
17° / 5°
Average for October 26
18° / 10°

High near average · −1.3°C

  • Highest since 1940: 24.7° · 2022
  • Lowest since 1940: 1.4° · 1965
  • One year ago: 18° / 11°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Ferrara is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 44.84°N, 11.62°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
44.84°N, 11.62°E
Time zone
Europe/Rome
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

21 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.8°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in July, at around 31.0°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 19.7°C. Roughly 70 days a year now top 30°C. In January, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 7.1°C and nights dip to 0.1°C.

The yearly total for Ferrara comes to about 815 mm; monthly amounts range from 54 mm in January up to 80 mm in November.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Ferrara has climbed 2.4°C from the first ten years to the last ten. Frost days have thinned out, from around 65 a year in the first decade to about 25 now.

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 22°C. Wettest month: November (~80 mm). Whole year averages ~815 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 88 rainy days a year: most in May (~9), fewest in February (~6).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Ferrara month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January7.1°0.1°54 mm79.0 h19.5° (2007)−21.2° (1942)
February9.8°1.3°55 mm610.2 h22.9° (1990)−24.1° (1940)
March14.3°4.7°63 mm811.6 h27.8° (2012)−7.8° (1976)
April18.5°8.6°76 mm913.3 h30.0° (2011)−1.1° (2003)
May23.4°13.1°80 mm914.6 h36.5° (2009)2.9° (1941)
June28.0°17.3°70 mm815.4 h41.2° (2019)8.0° (1955)
July31.0°19.7°64 mm715.1 h40.4° (1968)10.2° (1948)
August30.5°19.4°68 mm713.9 h40.7° (2017)10.4° (1966)
September26.1°15.7°70 mm712.3 h35.9° (1944)5.3° (1972)
October19.8°11.0°75 mm710.7 h32.7° (2023)−2.2° (1941)
November13.0°5.8°80 mm89.3 h23.4° (2002)−8.8° (1965)
December8.1°1.5°60 mm78.6 h19.9° (1989)−14.9° (2009)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.4°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.29°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.39°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 37.2 early in the record → 72.3 recently. Frost days: 65 → 27.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2019, coldest in 1940: 41.2°C / −24.1°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~815 mm/year on average. Last decade: +5% vs that average. Long-term trend: +9 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Ferrara

Which is the warmest month in Ferrara?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Ferrara is July (mean daily temperature of about 25.3°C) and the coolest is January (about 3.3°C).
How does today's temperature in Ferrara compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Ferrara is forecast to reach a high of 16.5°C and a low of 4.9°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 17.8°C and a low of 9.6°C, so today's high is 1.3°C cooler than that average.
How much has Ferrara warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Ferrara is about 2.4°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Ferrara?
Ferrara receives about 815 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with November typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Ferrara?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ferrara is about 14.3°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Ferrara by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Ferrara (°C, full record since 1940): January 7°/0°, February 10°/1°, March 14°/5°, April 18°/9°, May 23°/13°, June 28°/17°, July 31°/20°, August 30°/19°, September 26°/16°, October 20°/11°, November 13°/6°, December 8°/2°.
What is the weather like in Ferrara in summer?
Summer in Ferrara (June to August) is warm. Expect 28–31°C by day and 17–20°C at night, with July the warmest month. Rain is steady at around 67 mm a month, spread over roughly 7 days.
What is the weather like in Ferrara in winter?
In winter, December through February, Ferrara is on the cool side. Daytime highs sit at 7–10°C and nights at 0–2°C; January is the coldest month. Rain falls on about 7 days a month, adding up to around 57 mm.
What is the weather like in Ferrara in spring?
Spring in Ferrara (March to May) is mild. March is still 14°C in the afternoon and 5°C at night, May already 23°C and 13°C. Rain is steady at around 73 mm a month, spread over roughly 8 days.
What is the weather like in Ferrara in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Ferrara, and it is mild. September is still 26°C by day and 16°C at night; by November it is down to 13°C and 6°C. Rain falls on about 7 days a month, adding up to around 75 mm.
How many days a year does it rain in Ferrara?
On long-term average, Ferrara has about 88 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 815 mm.

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