Southern Italy Tour

Weather

Salento is pretty down south Italy. Its climate is typically Mediterranean, influenced by the region’s closeness to the sea, the rich vegetation and the total lack of mountains. It is typically warm in winter (around 50°F), sunny and hot in summer (with highest temperatures around 90°F in June, July and August), very pleasant in spring and fall till October (around 70°F). Rain, quite scarce, is mostly concentrated in autumn and winter what means that summer is, besides hot, very dry. Sunny days are a pleasant persistent event, with warm light wind from south east, called scirocco. Weather is one of the most important reasons why this region attracts tourists from spring to fall.

Climatic table with temperatures (°F) and rainfall (inches)

		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	*Year*
Lecce	Average	48	48	52	57	64	72	77	77	72	64	55	50	61
	Max	55	55	61	66	75	82	88	88	81	72	63	57	70
	Min	41	41	43	48	54	61	66	66	61	55	48	43	52
	Rainfall	2.5	2.1	2.7	1.5	1.1	0.8	0.7	1.3	2.1	3.2	3.5	3.2	24.7
Otranto	Average	48	48	52	55	17	63	73	75	70	63	57	52	61
	Max	54	54	55	68	68	75	81	81	75	68	61	54	64
	Min	45	45	46	50	55	63	68	68	64	57	52	46	55
	Rainfall	4.0	2.6	3.0	1.7	1.0	0.9	0.3	1.2	2.5	3.8	4.5	3.2	28.7
S.Maria	Average	50	50	54	57	64	72	77	77	72	66	59	54	63
Leuca	Max	54	54	57	63	70	77	82	82	77	70	63	57	68
	Min	46	46	48	52	59	66	70	72	66	61	54	48	57
	Rainfall	2.9	2.4	2.5	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	1.6	3.8	3.5	3.4	24.2