Otranto Temperature by Month
Otranto, Puglia (Apulia), Italy has an average annual maximum temperature of 22°C (72°F), ranging from 14°C (57°F) in January to 31°C (88°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Otranto Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very warm to mild in Otranto. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 24°C (75°F) to 9°C (48°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Otranto 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:
Temperature: Otranto vs Italy
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.
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Otranto vs World: Temperature Compared
Otranto'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:
Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters — and seasons reversed compared to Europe.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
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.
Global average temperatures have risen by around 1.2°C since the pre-industrial era, and the effects are visible across many regions. Winters are milder on average, with fewer frost days and less snow in many parts of the world. Heatwaves are more frequent and more intense, and Europe's summers of 2018, 2019, and 2020 all set records.
Summers are also getting drier in some areas, while winter rainfall has increased in others. This contributies to higher river levels and more flooding. In many countries, spring arrives earlier and autumn lasts longer. It has knock-on effects for wildlife, agriculture, and local ecosystems.
For more on Otranto's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Otranto climate page.
