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Climate in Pisa, Italy

Pisa, Italy, Arno river,
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Pisa climate

Mild Tuscan weather brings hot days, wet autumns, humidity, and damp-home questions

The Tuscany Climate Consortium's Pisa San Giusto record uses 1991-2020 data from the Italian Air Force service. It reports an annual mean temperature of 15.2 degrees Celsius, a mean annual minimum of 10.1 degrees, a mean annual maximum of 20.3 degrees, and 879 millimeters of annual rain. July averages 23.9 degrees, August 24.4 degrees, and November 144 millimeters of rain. The station is at about five meters elevation and is a local reference rather than a reading for every street.

The record averages 21 frost days and five days above 34 degrees Celsius, with an extreme high of 39 degrees and an extreme low of -8.4 degrees. Pisa's catalog fields show 23.1 degrees Celsius, 86% humidity, and an air-quality index of 42. Inspect ventilation, shutters, heating, cooling, windows, mold, roof, drainage, shade, flood exposure, and the route to care during heat or heavy rain.

Living through the seasons

Winters are the easier season. Summer heat deserves a closer look.

Overall Comfort
Very Good

3.6 / 5

Average Summer High
88°F

Warm · 88°F

Days Above 90°F
40 days/year

Good

Summer Feel
Very Good

3.4 / 5

Average Winter Low
42°F / 6°C

Very Good

Days Below Freezing
2 days/year

Excellent

Winter Feel
Excellent

4.7 / 5

The shape of the year

Humidity, comfortable months, and sunshine show how the seasons differ.

Humidity
71%

Good

Comfortable Months
6 months

Fair

Solar Exposure
1556 peak sun hrs/yr

Poor

Air, allergies, and weather

Air quality and allergies shape day to day comfort. The best months and weather risks help with timing.

Air and allergies

Air Quality
Very Good

3.6 / 5

Allergy Levels
Poor

Current AQI

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Current PM2.5

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Timing and weather

Long Term Fine Particle Pollution
12.2 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average

Moderate · 12.2 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average

Best Months
Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov
Toughest Months
Jul, Aug, Jan
Heat Risk
Moderate

Good

Drought Risk
Medium (0.4-0.6)
Weather Volatility
Moderate

3.4 / 5

Pisa in everyday life

Could Pisa work for you?

What may work well

  • Mild annual temperatures support river walks, museums, gardens, coastal trips, and outdoor cafés for much of the year.
  • A dense cultural and hospital setting provides indoor alternatives when heat or rain changes the day.
  • The LaMMA climate record gives a local station reference with temperatures, rainfall, frost, heat, and extremes.

What to think about

  • Humidity, hot days, heavy autumn rain, damp, mold, and older-home comfort affect the home choice.
  • Central paving, shade, traffic, visitor crowds, and rain can make a short route more demanding than a map suggests.
  • A station average is not a home forecast, so the chosen home needs its own ventilation, cooling, drainage, and exposure review.

Live a Pisa week in difficult weather

  1. Stay through heat

    Run errands and care routes in the afternoon. Check shade, water, shutters, HVAC, ventilation, sleep comfort, indoor alternatives, and power reliability.

  2. Inspect heavy-rain handling

    Check roof, gutters, drains, paving, basement, ground-floor rooms, river exposure, flood egress, parking, road closure, mold, and insurance.

  3. Plan for damp and cold

    Ask about heating, insulation, windows, shutters, mold, humidity, drying laundry, power, ventilation, and the home's comfort during a wet winter.

  4. Use the seasonal calendar

    Compare museums, river walks, gardens, San Rossore, coastal outings, university events, and indoor cafés across heat, rain, frost, and visitor seasons.

Questions retirees ask

Is Pisa's climate comfortable?

Pisa has a mild annual climate with warm summers, but humidity, heat, heavy autumn rain, damp, and occasional frost matter. San Giusto data show a 15.2 degree Celsius annual mean, 879 millimeters of rain, and about 21 frost days.

How hot does Pisa get?

San Giusto averages 23.9 degrees Celsius in July and 24.4 degrees in August, with five days above 34 degrees in the 1991-2020 record and an extreme high of 39 degrees. Check shade, shutters, cooling, water, and the care route.

What should I inspect in a Pisa home?

Check ventilation, heating, cooling, shutters, windows, insulation, roof, gutters, drainage, mold, basement or ground-floor exposure, shade, power, flood routes, and the cost of repairs.

Pisa offers a mild Tuscan climate, but the right home is one that handles humidity, hot afternoons, heavy rain, damp, occasional frost, and older-home constraints without improvisation. Visit in difficult weather and use the local station as guidance, not a guarantee.

Sources

Climate comfort helps estimate how practical daily life may feel across the year, especially for heat, humidity, cold, and seasonal constraints.

Seasonal timing, health conditions, air conditioning, air quality, and elevation can change the lived experience.

  • NASA POWER

    Used for Overall Comfort, Summer Feel, Average Summer High, Days Above 90°F, Winter Feel, Average Winter Low, Days Below Freezing, Humidity, Comfortable Months, Solar Exposure, Best Months, Toughest Months, Allergy Levels, Heat Risk, Weather Volatility

  • Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS

    Used for Air Quality, Long-Term Fine-Particle Pollution

    Checked 2026-05-18

  • World Resources Institute (WRI)

    Used for Drought Risk

    Checked 2026-07-13

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