Elmas
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
Elmas (Sardinian: Su Masu) is a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Cagliari.
Until 1989 Elmas was a district of Cagliari. It is best known locally as the location for the airport which serves Cagliari, some 7 kilometres (4 mi) to the east to the town. According to 2011 census, it has 8,949 inhabitants.
01Climate
Elmas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with summers being very hot and dry and winter mild and humid, associated with high subtropical pressure. The snow turns out to be a rare phenomenon, unlike mountains not so distant. Its precipitation values also bring it closer to semi-arid conditions.
| Climate data for Elmas-Cagliari (Elmas Airport), elevation: 5 m or 16 ft, 1981-2010 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.6 (94.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
43.6 (110.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.7 (1.60) |
40.4 (1.59) |
33.6 (1.32) |
42.2 (1.66) |
20.7 (0.81) |
10.0 (0.39) |
3.1 (0.12) |
7.5 (0.30) |
35.7 (1.41) |
49.1 (1.93) |
62.7 (2.47) |
49.6 (1.95) |
395.3 (15.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 61 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150 | 163 | 209 | 218 | 270 | 311 | 342 | 321 | 243 | 209 | 150 | 127 | 2,726 |
| Source: Meteo Climat, Servizio Meteorologico and WeatherBase | |||||||||||||
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- Chiesa di San Sebastiano Elmas.jpg by piantisergio, CC BY 3.0
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