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Latronico
Greek: Latomeío | |
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| Comune di Latronico | |
View of Latronico | |
| Coordinates: 40°5′24″N 16°0′39″E / 40.09000°N 16.01083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Frazioni | Agromonte Magnano, Agromonte Mileo, Battista, Calda, Cerri, Fraccia-Laghi, Iannazzo, Ischitelli, Lucarelli, Mastroluca, Masullo, Pargo, Pantoni, Papaleo, Perosa, Perricchio, Preti, Procoio, Serrone, Varrazzo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fausto Alberto De Maria |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.66 km2 (29.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 888 m (2,913 ft) |
| Population (June 2023) | |
• Total | 4,032 |
| • Density | 52.60/km2 (136.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Latronichesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85043 |
| Dialing code | 0973 |
| ISTAT code | 076040 |
| Patron saint | St. Giles |
| Saint day | 1 September |
| Website | Official website |
Latronico (Latronichese: Latruonicu) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Due to its high elevation of 888 metres (2,913 ft) it is much cooler, even in summer, than the larger cities along the coasts.
The current mayor is Fausto Alberto De Maria.
| Climate data for Latronico (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 128.0 (5.04) |
85.0 (3.35) |
84.0 (3.31) |
76.4 (3.01) |
63.1 (2.48) |
37.4 (1.47) |
32.7 (1.29) |
34.9 (1.37) |
71.3 (2.81) |
88.6 (3.49) |
129.5 (5.10) |
103.9 (4.09) |
934.8 (36.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 94.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.8 | 76.4 | 72.9 | 71.4 | 70.9 | 67.6 | 64.6 | 64.5 | 70.8 | 75.0 | 78.5 | 79.4 | 72.6 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||