Modena climate

Name: Modena
Address: IT

Modena is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.02 °C. November is the wettest month (79 mm) and January the driest (43 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Modena averages 732 mm of rain, 101 days above 25 °C and 52 days below freezing.

Italy · 34 m elevation · population 184,732 · 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 July 30 °C
Coldest month January -0.02 °C
Driest month January 43 mm
Wettest month November 79 mm
Least cloud July 33 % cloud
Hottest on record August 42 °C
Coldest on record December -16 °C

What to expectModena through the year

Modena has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.8 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 101 days a year reach 25 °C, 43 of them reach 30 °C, 52 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in August.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 43 mm in January to 79 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	7.8 °C	43 mm	61 %
February	9.8 °C	55 mm	54 %
March	14.3 °C	54 mm	51 %
April	18.0 °C	73 mm	53 %
May	22.7 °C	75 mm	52 %
June	27.4 °C	55 mm	43 %
July	30.3 °C	47 mm	33 %
August	29.8 °C	51 mm	36 %
September	24.4 °C	67 mm	43 %
October	18.7 °C	73 mm	57 %
November	12.8 °C	79 mm	65 %
December	8.1 °C	61 mm	62 %

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	7.8 °C	-0.0 °C	3.5 °C	21.0 °C	-13.8 °C	0	0	17
February	9.8 °C	0.1 °C	4.7 °C	20.2 °C	-15.7 °C	0	0	14
March	14.3 °C	3.5 °C	8.8 °C	24.5 °C	-9.2 °C	0	0	4
April	18.0 °C	7.1 °C	12.7 °C	27.5 °C	-4.5 °C	1	0	0
May	22.7 °C	11.6 °C	17.4 °C	33.9 °C	4.6 °C	8	1	0
June	27.4 °C	16.0 °C	22.0 °C	38.9 °C	7.5 °C	21	8	0
July	30.3 °C	18.7 °C	24.7 °C	38.0 °C	11.6 °C	29	17	0
August	29.8 °C	18.9 °C	24.4 °C	41.5 °C	9.7 °C	28	15	0
September	24.4 °C	14.5 °C	19.3 °C	33.8 °C	5.4 °C	13	2	0
October	18.7 °C	10.2 °C	14.3 °C	29.1 °C	-0.1 °C	1	0	0
November	12.8 °C	5.4 °C	8.8 °C	21.4 °C	-8.2 °C	0	0	3
December	8.1 °C	0.8 °C	4.1 °C	16.3 °C	-16.2 °C	0	0	14

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	43 mm	7	9.2 h/day	61 %	83 %	9.9 km/h
February	55 mm	7	10 h/day	54 %	78 %	11 km/h
March	54 mm	8	12 h/day	51 %	73 %	12 km/h
April	73 mm	10	13 h/day	53 %	71 %	13 km/h
May	75 mm	10	15 h/day	52 %	68 %	12 km/h
June	55 mm	8	16 h/day	43 %	64 %	12 km/h
July	47 mm	6	15 h/day	33 %	59 %	12 km/h
August	51 mm	7	14 h/day	36 %	62 %	11 km/h
September	67 mm	8	13 h/day	43 %	70 %	11 km/h
October	73 mm	8	11 h/day	57 %	79 %	11 km/h
November	79 mm	9	9.6 h/day	65 %	84 %	10 km/h
December	61 mm	8	8.8 h/day	62 %	84 %	10 km/h

How Modena 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
Modena	30 °C	-0.02 °C	732 mm	101
Reggio nell'Emilia · Italy	30 °C	-0.08 °C	821 mm	96
Bologna · Italy	31 °C	0.5 °C	794 mm	106
Parma · Italy	30 °C	-0.3 °C	851 mm	101
Prato · Italy	29 °C	1.6 °C	1,018 mm	92
Verona · Italy	29 °C	-0.5 °C	1,034 mm	92
Florence · Italy	30 °C	1.6 °C	905 mm	96

Where Modena ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The warmest places in Europe in May	22nd of 50	23 °C
The warmest places in Europe in June	26th of 50	27 °C
The warmest places in Europe in July	28th of 50	30 °C
The warmest places in Europe in April	33rd of 50	18 °C
The warmest places in Europe in August	34th of 50	30 °C
Places with the best weather in Europe in April	46th of 50	77/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Modena.

QuestionsCommon questions about Modena’s climate

When is the best time to visit Modena?

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, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Modena get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 43 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -0.02 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 52 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Modena?

November, averaging 79 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is January with 43 mm. The year as a whole averages 732 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 Modena 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: 44.648°, 10.925° , 34 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

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.