Climate of Viadana

A typical continental weather

Winter – Cold and DryWinter is the second least rainy season of the year (after Summer), and obviously, the least sunny one.

There are frequent anticyclonic situations (high pressure), which bring long periods of cold and fog, with

temperatures around 0°C.

Generally winter also brings some snowfalls.

Spring – Unstable and Rainy

In March and April the instability of the area becomes stronger and the first storms appear.

In May afternoons storms are frequent. At the end of May the region becomes hotter and sunnier because of the presence

of the Azores anticyclone.

Summer – Hot and Dry (with occasional violent storms)

In June the anticyclone becomes more stable, but cold wind may come from the north, violent storms, which are very damaging for

agriculture, occur.

In August the anticyclone begins to soften and temperatures come closer to acceptable values.

Autumn – Rainy and FoggySeptember and October have usually great variations amongst the days.

Days of rain and fog can frequently alternate with sunny and warm days.

November is often the rainiest month of the year. It is also in this month that the floods on the river Po can appear.

Temperatures

January average temperature 1,3 °C (1961-1990)

July average temperature 23,1 °C (1961-1990)

Annual average temperature 12,8 °C (1961-1990)

This diagram shows the evolution of the temperature and rainfall on the territory of Mantova’s province

As the graphic shows the maximum rainfall occurs in Spring and Autumn, moreprecisely in the months of April and October. As far as the temperature is concerned, we can see that the hottest month is July,being the Winter months, December and January, the coldest ones of the year.