Whats the Average yearly rainfall and the general weather conditions of Italy?

Question

Whats the Average yearly rainfall and the general weather conditions of Italy?

Answer 1

Generally, the hottest month is July (where temperatures can reach 30°C/86°F); the coldest month is January; the wettest month is November, with an average rainfall of 129mm; while the driest month is July, with an average rainfall of 15mm.

Answer 2

30" inches per year in Rome with a Humid subtropical climate.  The climate is characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.  With an average temperature of 60.35 degrees F.

It varies month to month with an average rainfall of (63.9 mm or 2.516397 per month) or 767 mm/year = 30.19676 inches/year.  That same chart has the monthly average temperatures.

Here is a chart that shows it broken down by each month:  http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/pagei...

This data was collected in Rome.

According to ClimARGmed:  http://www.fao.org/sd/climagrimed/c_1_04...  

"The lowest mean annual rainfall, about 460 mm (18.11"), occurs in the Apulia in the south-east and in southern Sicily (380 mm = 14.96"); the highest, about 1 520 mm (59.84"), occurs in the province of Udine in the north-east. "

The Italian Alps block a lot of warm air from the Med so there is a lot more rainfall there than in the lower plains, therefore the averages for any one place can vary widly depending on how far north you go, but even with those values you still come up to a yearly over all average of 30.97"; which says the value for Rome is probably close to the average value for the whole nation.

According to Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy#Clima...

"The climate in Italy is highly diverse and can be far from the stereotypical Mediterranean climate depending on the location. Most of the inland northern areas of Italy (for example Turin, Milan and Bologna) have a continental climate often classified as Humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The coastal areas of Liguria and most of the peninsula south of Florence generally fit the Mediterranean stereotype (Köppen climate classification Csa). The coastal areas of the peninsula can be very different from the interior higher altitudes and valleys, particularly during the winter months when the higher altitudes tend to be cold, wet, and often snowy. The coastal regions have mild winters and warm and generally dry summers, although lowland valleys can be quite hot in summer."

According to Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterrane...

"A  Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide. In addition to the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, this climate type prevails in parts of western North America, in parts of Western and South Australia, in southwestern South Africa and in parts of central Chile.

The climate is characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. For example, the city of Perth, Australia, in the southern hemisphere winter months of June-August, experiences 450 mm (17.7 inches) of rainfall and an average daily minimum of 8°C (46°F). Meanwhile during the summer months of December to February the city only averages 32mm (1.3 inches)."