Climate
Licola is subject to the typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers, dry winters, and temperate rainy periods in autumn and spring. Over 75% of the days in an average year are sunny, and its climatic classification refers to the town of Pozzuoli as class "C". The Professional Institute of State for Agriculture and the Environment (IPAA) has established an advanced station for weather data collection that monitors the climate of Licola with extreme precision. The accompanying table shows the figures for 2006:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average maximum °C | 12.1 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 17 | 23 | 25.6 | 29.7 | 28 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 20.7 |
| Average minimum °C | 4.3 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 11.8 |
| Rain mm | 72.6 | 56.4 | 88.6 | 37.8 | 17.8 | 65.8 | 35.8 | 54.6 | 163.6 | 21.1 | 47.5 | 58.4 | 720.3 |
| Fonte: Istituto Professionale di Stato per l’Agricoltura e l’Ambiente “Filippo Silvestri | |||||||||||||
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