Lecce Temperature by Month

The average annual maximum temperature in Lecce, Puglia (Apulia), Italy is 23°C (73°F), with daytime highs ranging from 14°C (57°F) in January to 32°C (90°F) in August. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Lecce compares to cities worldwide.

Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very warm to mild in Lecce. At night, minimum temperatures range 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 Lecce 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:

Lecce's average annual maximum temperature is 23°C (73°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.

On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.

Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

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 Lecce's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Lecce climate page.