Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia | |
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Comune di Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia | |
Coordinates: 42°30′N13°40′E / 42.500°N 13.667°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | Teramo (TE) |
Frazioni | Capsano, Casale San Nicola, Cerchiara, Ceriseto, Cesa di Francia, Colliberti, Fano a Corno, Forca di Valle, Pretara, San Gabriele dell'Addolorata, San Massimo, San Pietro, Trignano, Varano |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrea Ianni |
Area | |
• Total | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
Population (30 November 2014) [2] | |
• Total | 4,789 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym | Isolani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 64045 |
Dialing code | 0861 |
Patron saint | Saint Massimo |
Saint day | First Sunday in May |
Website | Official website |
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia is a town and comune in province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The Gran Sasso mountain is the highest mountain in the Apennine chain in Italy.
Climate data for Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia, elevation 553 m (1,814 ft), (1951–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 33.9 (93.0) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.6 (103.3) | 36.3 (97.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 39.8 (103.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 17.4 (63.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.6 (54.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | 7.8 (46.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −12.2 (10.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 2.9 (37.2) | −1.5 (29.3) | −7.2 (19.0) | −8.8 (16.2) | −12.2 (10.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.2 (4.10) | 95.1 (3.74) | 110.9 (4.37) | 131.2 (5.17) | 98.9 (3.89) | 82.7 (3.26) | 66.2 (2.61) | 73.4 (2.89) | 95.1 (3.74) | 135.3 (5.33) | 159.3 (6.27) | 138.5 (5.45) | 1,290.8 (50.82) |
Average precipitation days | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 115 |
Source: Regione Abruzzo [3] |
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