Climate averages 1991–2020
Taranto weather
in February.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Taranto: daytime highs average 12.7°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brindisi (61 km away). In February its highs average 13.1°C, about as warm as Taranto, with 57 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Taranto ranks 11th of 79 for the warmest February highs and joint 15th of 79 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 79 cities is 10.9°C; Taranto is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 14.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 58 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Taranto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 58 | 8.2 | 9.610 h |
| February, selected | 12.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 56 | 8.2 | 10.611 h |
| March | 14.9°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 58 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.9°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 49 | 8.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 32 | 6.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 27.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 18 | 4.1 | 15.015 h |
| July | 30.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 12 | 2.3 | 14.815 h |
| August | 30.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 13 | 2.5 | 13.814 h |
| September | 26.2°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 48 | 6.4 | 12.513 h |
| October | 21.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 72 | 7.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 86 | 8.7 | 10.010 h |
| December | 13.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 65 | 8.8 | 9.39 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Brindisi in FebruaryItaly · 61 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 6.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Altamura in FebruaryItaly · 71 kmHigh 10.4°C · Low 1.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Lecce in FebruaryItaly · 79 kmHigh 12.9°C · Low 6.7°C · 58 mm rain
- Bari in FebruaryItaly · 80 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 7.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Andria in FebruaryItaly · 117 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 4.3°C · 50 mm rain
- Barletta in FebruaryItaly · 125 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 5.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Foggia in FebruaryItaly · 180 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 3.4°C · 43 mm rain
- Catanzaro in FebruaryItaly · 184 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 5.7°C · 99 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Taranto) is explained once on the Taranto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.