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Weather and climate in Naples

Naples enjoys a tropical savanna climate (with dry winter) in accordance with the Köppen-Geiger classification. The yearly average maximum temperature in Naples is 28°C (ranging from 22°C in january to 32°C in august). Annual rainfall is 1454mm, with a minimum of 36mm in february and a maximum of 272mm in august.

• Between the months of january and march the climate is perfect. The temperature rises to 25°C and you can expect to have 41mm of rainfall/month during this period.
• In april the climate is favorable. The record temperature this month is 31°C and you can expect to have 50mm of rainfall/month during this period.
• From may to september the climate is not good, but still OK. the thermometer goes up to 32°C°C and, in september, 16 days of rain are expected.
• Between the months of october and november the climate is beautiful. The record temperature this month is 31°C and it rains about 49mm each month.
• In the month of december the climate is very good. the thermometer goes up to 24°C°C and it rains about 8% of the time in december.

Charts: temperature and rainfall in Naples

In the charts below, you can see the following seasonal norms for the city of Naples: the minimum and maximum outdoor temperature, the risk and amount of monthly rainfall, daily average sunshine, sea temperature, and relative humidity for each month of the year.

In Naples, the summers are long, hot, oppressive, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, comfortable, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 14°C to 32°C and is rarely below 7°C or above 33°C.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Naples for warm-weather activities are from late January to early May and from late October to late December.

Climate in Naples

Naples weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.5 months, from 23 May to 6 October, with an average daily high temperature above 30°C. The hottest month of the year in Naples is August, with an average high of 32°C and low of 24°C.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from 9 December to 4 March, with an average daily high temperature below 25°C. The coldest month of the year in Naples is January, with an average low of 14°C and high of 23°C.

Average High and Low Temperature in Naples

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

AverageJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.High23°C24°C26°C28°C30°C31°C32°C32°C31°C29°C26°C24°CTemp.18°C19°C21°C23°C25°C27°C27°C28°C27°C25°C22°C19°CLow14°C15°C16°C19°C21°C23°C24°C24°C24°C21°C18°C15°C

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Naples

frigid -9°C freezing 0°C very cold 7°C cold 13°C cool 18°C comfortable 24°C warm 29°C hot 35°C sweltering

The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Naples, 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 Naples begins around 11 October and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around 28 May.

The clearest month of the year in Naples is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around 28 May and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around 11 October.

The cloudiest month of the year in Naples is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 68% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Naples

0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%

The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

FractionJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Cloudier35%32%34%36%44%63%67%68%65%47%36%36%Clearer65%68%66%64%56%37%33%32%35%53%64%64%

A wet day is one with at least 1 millimetre of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Naples varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from 27 May to 4 October, with a greater than 43% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Naples is August, with an average of 22.3 days with at least 1 millimetre of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from 4 October to 27 May. The month with the fewest wet days in Naples is December, with an average of 4.4 days with at least 1 millimetre 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 Naples is August, with an average of 22.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 73% on 21 August.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Naples

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Days ofJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Rain4.8d4.9d6.0d6.1d10.0d19.0d21.0d22.3d18.2d9.1d4.7d4.4d

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. Naples experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Naples. The month with the most rain in Naples is August, with an average rainfall of 155 millimetres.

The month with the least rain in Naples is December, with an average rainfall of 34 millimetres.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Naples

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Rainfall42.2mm43.7mm46.7mm44.9mm70.6mm154.8mm143.5mm154.9mm149.6mm77.6mm41.4mm34.4mm

The length of the day in Naples varies over the course of the year. In 2023, the shortest day is 21 December, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is 21 June, with 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Naples

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Hours ofJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Daylight10.7h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.8h13.6h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.9h10.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:34 am on 9 June, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes later at 7:39 am on 12 March. The earliest sunset is at 5:34 pm on 30 November, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 49 minutes later at 8:23 pm on 2 July.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Naples during 2023, starting in the spring on 12 March, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on 5 November.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Naples

The solar day over the course of the year 2023. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Naples

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.12 am12 am2 am2 am4 am4 am6 am6 am8 am8 am10 am10 am12 pm12 pm2 pm2 pm4 pm4 pm6 pm6 pm8 pm8 pm10 pm10 pm12 am12 am0001010101020202030303040404040505060607070800001010102020202030303040404050505060607070804087NowNow

Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2023. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2023. 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Naples

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Naples experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from 4 April to 19 November, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 40% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Naples is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Naples is January, with 6.6 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Naples

dry 13°C comfortable 16°C humid 18°C muggy 21°C oppressive 24°C miserable

The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Muggy days6.6d6.6d9.9d13.7d22.2d29.0d30.9d31.0d29.3d23.0d12.9d9.3d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 metres 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 Naples experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from 26 September to 12 May, with average wind speeds of more than 13.9 kilometres per hour. The windiest month of the year in Naples is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 17.2 kilometres per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.5 months, from 12 May to 26 September. The calmest month of the year in Naples is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.5 kilometres per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Naples

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Wind Speed (kph)16.616.516.615.513.511.610.510.913.116.017.216.5

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.8 months, from 1 January to 24 February, with a peak percentage of 38% on 17 January. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from 24 February to 1 January, with a peak percentage of 53% on 24 September.

Wind Direction in Naples

The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.6 km/h. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Naples 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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.1 months, from 6 June to 10 October, with an average temperature above 28°C. The month of the year in Naples with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 30°C.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from 17 December to 24 March, with an average temperature below 22°C. The month of the year in Naples with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 20°C.

Average Water Temperature in Naples

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

WaterJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Temperature21°C20°C22°C24°C27°C29°C30°C30°C29°C27°C24°C22°C

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

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 18°C and 27°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Naples for general outdoor tourist activities are from late January to early May and from late October to late December, with a peak score in the last week of March.

Tourism Score in Naples

The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 24°C and 32°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Naples for hot-weather activities are from mid April to late May and from early October to early November, with a peak score in the second week of May.

Beach/Pool Score in Naples

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 1 millimetre of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 10°C, rising linearly to 9 for 18°C, to 10 for 24°C, falling linearly to 9 for 27°C, and to 1 for 32°C or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 18°C, rising linearly to 9 for 24°C, to 10 for 28°C, falling linearly to 9 for 32°C, and to 1 for 38°C 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 (≥ 0°C) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from 1 July until 30 June in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Naples are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Naples

frigid -9°C freezing 0°C very cold 7°C cold 13°C cool 18°C comfortable 24°C warm 29°C hot 35°C sweltering

The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 10°C and a cap of 30°C.

Growing Degree Days in Naples

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from 28 March to 26 May, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Naples is April, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from 9 November to 28 January, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Naples is December, with an average of 3.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Naples

The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Solar Energy (kWh)4.15.05.96.66.55.34.94.64.44.64.23.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Naples are 26.142 deg. latitude, -81.796 deg. longitude, and 1 m elevation.

The topography within 3 kilometres of Naples is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 2 metres and an average elevation above sea level of 1 metres. Within 16 kilometres is also essentially flat (5 metres). Within 80 kilometres is also essentially flat (12 metres).

The area within 3 kilometres of Naples is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) and water (20%), within 16 kilometres by water (48%) and artificial surfaces (37%), and within 80 kilometres by water (55%) and herbaceous vegetation (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Naples, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Naples.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Naples according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Naples is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Naples and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Naples and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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