Climate averages 1991–2020
Taranto weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Taranto: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brindisi (61 km away). In October its highs average 22.1°C, about as warm as Taranto, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Taranto ranks joint 13th of 79 for the warmest October highs and 19th of 79 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 79 cities is 19.6°C; Taranto is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 72 mm to 86 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Brindisi in OctoberItaly · 61 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 15.1°C · 74 mm rain
- Altamura in OctoberItaly · 71 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 52 mm rain
- Lecce in OctoberItaly · 79 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Bari in OctoberItaly · 80 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 66 mm rain
- Andria in OctoberItaly · 117 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Barletta in OctoberItaly · 125 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 57 mm rain
- Foggia in OctoberItaly · 180 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Catanzaro in OctoberItaly · 184 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 14.6°C · 95 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.