Livorno climate
Livorno is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 5.4 °C. November is the wettest month (128 mm) and July the driest (24 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Livorno averages 884 mm of rain, 77 days above 25 °C and 2 days below freezing.
Italy · 3 m elevation · population 157,017 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month February 5.4 °C
- Driest month July 24 mm
- Wettest month November 128 mm
- Least cloud July 25 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 36 °C
- Coldest on record February -6.5 °C
- Warmest sea August 25 °C
What to expectLivorno through the year
Livorno has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 11 °C in February to 28 °C in August, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 77 days a year reach 25 °C, 10 of them reach 30 °C, 2 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 128 mm against 24 mm in July — 5.3 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Livorno is warmest in August at 25 °C and coldest in February at 13 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9 °C | 64 mm | 55 % |
| February | 11.5 °C | 66 mm | 52 % |
| March | 13.9 °C | 63 mm | 50 % |
| April | 16.6 °C | 75 mm | 52 % |
| May | 20.5 °C | 63 mm | 49 % |
| June | 24.5 °C | 48 mm | 38 % |
| July | 27.5 °C | 24 mm | 25 % |
| August | 27.8 °C | 39 mm | 29 % |
| September | 23.9 °C | 100 mm | 41 % |
| October | 19.6 °C | 126 mm | 54 % |
| November | 15.1 °C | 128 mm | 60 % |
| December | 11.7 °C | 88 mm | 55 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9 °C | 5.5 °C | 8.1 °C | 16.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 11.5 °C | 5.4 °C | 8.4 °C | 17.3 °C | -6.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 13.9 °C | 7.5 °C | 10.8 °C | 21.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 16.6 °C | 10.1 °C | 13.5 °C | 24.8 °C | 1.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.5 °C | 14.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 28.2 °C | 7.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.5 °C | 17.9 °C | 21.4 °C | 35.9 °C | 11.9 °C | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 27.5 °C | 20.7 °C | 24.2 °C | 34.1 °C | 14.9 °C | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| August | 27.8 °C | 21.1 °C | 24.5 °C | 34.6 °C | 15.8 °C | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 23.9 °C | 17.8 °C | 20.8 °C | 30.4 °C | 11.1 °C | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 19.6 °C | 14.2 °C | 16.9 °C | 26.1 °C | 6.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.1 °C | 10.2 °C | 12.6 °C | 23.1 °C | 2.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 11.7 °C | 6.7 °C | 9.2 °C | 17.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 mm | 9 | 9.3 h/day | 55 % | 76 % | 15 km/h | 14.1 °C |
| February | 66 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 16 km/h | 13.4 °C |
| March | 63 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 75 % | 16 km/h | 13.6 °C |
| April | 75 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 76 % | 16 km/h | 15.0 °C |
| May | 63 mm | 8 | 15 h/day | 49 % | 76 % | 14 km/h | 18.0 °C |
| June | 48 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 38 % | 74 % | 14 km/h | 21.7 °C |
| July | 24 mm | 3 | 15 h/day | 25 % | 71 % | 14 km/h | 24.4 °C |
| August | 39 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 29 % | 72 % | 14 km/h | 25.2 °C |
| September | 100 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 41 % | 73 % | 14 km/h | 23.0 °C |
| October | 126 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 54 % | 77 % | 15 km/h | 20.4 °C |
| November | 128 mm | 13 | 9.7 h/day | 60 % | 77 % | 15 km/h | 17.9 °C |
| December | 88 mm | 11 | 9.0 h/day | 55 % | 77 % | 16 km/h | 15.6 °C |
How Livorno compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livorno | 28 °C | 5.4 °C | 884 mm | 77 |
| Prato · Italy | 29 °C | 1.6 °C | 1,018 mm | 92 |
| Florence · Italy | 30 °C | 1.6 °C | 905 mm | 96 |
| Reggio nell'Emilia · Italy | 30 °C | -0.08 °C | 821 mm | 96 |
| Modena · Italy | 30 °C | -0.02 °C | 732 mm | 101 |
| Bologna · Italy | 31 °C | 0.5 °C | 794 mm | 106 |
| Parma · Italy | 30 °C | -0.3 °C | 851 mm | 101 |
Where Livorno ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Europe in July | 4th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in August | 9th of 50 | 97/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in July | 13th of 50 | 99/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 20th of 50 | 91/100 |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in June | 22nd of 50 | 22 °C |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in June | 24th of 50 | 83/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Livorno.
QuestionsCommon questions about Livorno’s climate
When is the best time to visit Livorno?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Livorno get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 10 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.4 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 2 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Livorno?
November, averaging 128 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is July with 24 mm. The year as a whole averages 884 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Livorno rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 43.544°, 10.326° , 3 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.