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Galatina in Puglia (Apulia), Italy sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 14°C (57°F) in January and 32°C (90°F) in August, averaging 22°C (72°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
In Galatina, temperatures can shift dramatically between very warm in summer and mild in winter. Nights follow the same pattern, with lows ranging from 23°C (73°F) in August to 8°C (46°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Galatina by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. August, the city's warmest month, sees 305 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
The map below shows the annual temperature across Italy. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
Galatina's average annual maximum temperature is 22°C (72°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Galatina's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Galatina climate page.
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