Gioia Tauro weather in February

In February, Gioia Tauro sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gioia Tauro's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gioia Tauro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 100 mm; 12.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:56 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Gioia Tauro is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gioia Tauro reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8

Gioia Tauro weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 8°	107	13.3	9.6	3.1
Feb	12° / 8°	100	12.8	10.5	3.0
Mar	14° / 9°	93	11.7	11.7	3.9
Apr	16° / 11°	74	11.4	13	4.9
May	19° / 15°	42	7.4	14.1	6.9
Jun	23° / 19°	29	4.9	14.6	8.3
Jul	26° / 21°	15	3.5	14.4	8.6
Aug	27° / 22°	21	4	13.5	8.3
Sep	24° / 19°	71	9.9	12.3	7.4
Oct	21° / 16°	94	10.4	11	6.6
Nov	17° / 13°	105	12.5	9.9	5.2
Dec	14° / 10°	128	14.2	9.4	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	55	55
Cloudier (%)	44	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Gioia Tauro gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	44	44
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	46	1
5	46	1
6	46	1
7	46	1
8	47	1
9	47	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	47	1
13	47	1
14	47	1
15	47	1
16	47	1
17	47	1
18	46	1
19	46	1
20	45	1
21	45	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	43	1
25	43	1
26	43	2
27	44	2
28	44	2

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:39
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:09	5:11
2	10.1	7:08	5:12
3	10.1	7:07	5:13
4	10.1	7:07	5:14
5	10.2	7:06	5:15
6	10.2	7:05	5:16
7	10.2	7:04	5:17
8	10.3	7:03	5:19
9	10.3	7:02	5:20
10	10.3	7:01	5:21
11	10.4	7:00	5:22
12	10.4	6:59	5:23
13	10.4	6:58	5:24
14	10.5	6:57	5:25
15	10.5	6:56	5:26
16	10.6	6:54	5:28
17	10.6	6:53	5:29
18	10.6	6:52	5:30
19	10.7	6:51	5:31
20	10.7	6:50	5:32
21	10.7	6:48	5:33
22	10.8	6:47	5:34
23	10.8	6:46	5:35
24	10.9	6:45	5:36
25	10.9	6:43	5:37
26	10.9	6:42	5:38
27	11.0	6:40	5:39
28	11.0	6:39	5:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gioia Tauro

In seasonPeak

In February, Gioia Tauro sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gioia Tauro's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Gioia Tauro?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gioia Tauro.

What to pack for Gioia Tauro in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Gioia Tauro sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 13 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Gioia Tauro in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 11 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	15	16	19	23	26	27	25	22	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Gioia Tauro in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gioia Tauro peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	5	7	9	10	9	6	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Gioia Tauro in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gioia Tauro is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	13	15	16	15	13	15	15	12	11	9	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gioia Tauro?

Gioia Tauro sits at 38.4°N, 15.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Palmi, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Gioia Tauro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gioia Tauro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gioia Tauro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.

The land around Gioia Tauro is covered by trees (40%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

188 m

trees 40%

16 km

599 m

trees 45%

80 km

1,931 m

water 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Gioia Tauro year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Palmi 8.0 km · Vibo Valentia 33 km · Siderno 39 km · Messina 40 km · Reggio Calabria 41 km · Milazzo 62 km · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 67 km · Sambiase 69 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 69% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $43,309; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 513
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gioia Tauro (38.4251°, 15.8975°, elevation 29 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	46	1
5	46	1
6	46	1
7	46	1
8	47	1
9	47	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	47	1
13	47	1
14	47	1
15	47	1
16	47	1
17	47	1
18	46	1
19	46	1
20	45	1
21	45	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	43	1
25	43	1
26	43	2
27	44	2
28	44	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	46	1
5	46	1
6	46	1
7	46	1
8	47	1
9	47	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	47	1
13	47	1
14	47	1
15	47	1
16	47	1
17	47	1
18	46	1
19	46	1
20	45	1
21	45	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	43	1
25	43	1
26	43	2
27	44	2
28	44	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	1
2	46	1
3	46	1
4	46	1
5	46	1
6	46	1
7	46	1
8	47	1
9	47	1
10	47	1
11	47	1
12	47	1
13	47	1
14	47	1
15	47	1
16	47	1
17	47	1
18	46	1
19	46	1
20	45	1
21	45	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	43	1
25	43	1
26	43	2
27	44	2
28	44	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100