Perugia, the capital of Umbria, sits on a hilltop high above the Tiber valley in central Italy, at around 490 metres above sea level and well inland from either coast, at approximately 43.11°N, 12.39°E. Its elevation and interior position give it a mild humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with a continental edge — warm summers and cool, damp winters — with rain spread through the year.

Summer, from June to August, is warm and comparatively dry, with July and August the warmest — average highs around 29–30°C — and heatwaves that can exceed 35°C, though the hilltop position catches breezes and the nights cool more than in the valleys below. Afternoon thunderstorms build over the Apennines, and the season is the sunniest of the year.

Winter, from December to February, is cool and damp, with January the coolest month — average highs around 8–9°C and lows near 1–2°C, with frost frequent on the exposed hilltop and occasional snow, more often than on the coasts. Fog fills the Tiber valley below on still mornings while the hill town stands clear above it.

Perugia receives around 800–850 mm of precipitation a year, spread through the year with autumn and spring maxima and a relatively drier summer; its elevation and the nearby Apennines lift incoming weather systems, enhancing rainfall and winter snow. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Perugia's hilltop perch gives it a cooler, breezier, snowier climate than the Tuscan and Umbrian valleys below, and on still winter mornings the town often stands above a sea of fog filling the Tiber valley. Set far from either coast in the Apennine interior, it experiences sharper seasonal contrasts than Italy's Mediterranean shores.

To follow any single measurement in Perugia more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.