Pisa (PI) vs Bologna: which is sunnier?
🇮🇹 Italy vs 🇮🇹 Italy · 119 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Pisa (PI) is the sunnier overall: about 2,545 hours of sunshine a year to Bologna's 2,327. Pisa (PI) has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months; the other 4 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Pisa (PI) | Bologna | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,545 | 2,327 |
| Sunniest month | July (89/100) | June (83/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 31/100 | 15/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| Rain / year | 734 mm | 657 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Pisa (PI) vs Bologna month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisa (PI) | Bologna | Pisa (PI) | Bologna | Pisa (PI) | Bologna | |
| January | 21 | 0 | 11° | 8° | 59 | 41 |
| February | 27 | 14 | 12° | 10° | 63 | 58 |
| March | 48 | 48 | 15° | 15° | 62 | 54 |
| April | 77 | 76 | 19° | 19° | 51 | 52 |
| May | 84 | 81 | 23° | 25° | 53 | 62 |
| June | 87 | 83 | 28° | 30° | 35 | 50 |
| July | 89 | 68 | 31° | 34° | 28 | 39 |
| August | 87 | 77 | 31° | 33° | 37 | 39 |
| September | 82 | 82 | 27° | 27° | 66 | 58 |
| October | 77 | 79 | 22° | 21° | 91 | 74 |
| November | 49 | 39 | 16° | 14° | 111 | 82 |
| December | 27 | 7 | 12° | 9° | 78 | 48 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Pisa (PI) · Feb Pisa (PI) · Mar even · Apr even · May Pisa (PI) · Jun Pisa (PI) · Jul Pisa (PI) · Aug Pisa (PI) · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Pisa (PI) · Dec Pisa (PI).
When to pick which
- November–February: Pisa (PI) (average score 31/100 vs 15). Pisa (PI) is the warmer, around 13°C daytime highs vs 10°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Pisa (PI) averages 70/100, Bologna 68/100. Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: Pisa (PI) (average score 88/100 vs 76). Bologna is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Pisa (PI) averages 80/100, Bologna 81/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Pisa (PI) weather by month · Bologna weather by month · Best time to visit Italy.
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