Bari
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| Comune di Bari | |
A collage of Bari, Top left: Swabian Castle, Top right: Night in Pane e Pomodoro Beach, Bottom left: Ferrarese Square, Bottom upper right: Bari University in Andrea da Bari street, Bottom lower right: View of Punta Perotti seaside area | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′31″N 16°52′0″E / 41.12528°N 16.86667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | |
| Metropolitan city | Bari (BA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Decaro (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.6 km2 (45.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
| • Total | 316,248 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 70121-70132 |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| ISTAT code | 072006 |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Saint day | December 6 |
| Website | Official website |
Bari (Italian: Bari; Bari dialect: Bare; Latin: Barium; Ancient Greek: Barion) is a city in southern Italy. Bari is the capital of Bari Provence and of the Apulia Region. The city itself has a population of about 320,475, as of 2011, over 116 km2, while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km2. The metropolitan area has a million inhabitants. It is the second biggest city in southern Italy (after Naples).
During World War II there was an air raid on Bari. It was called the "Little Pearl Harbor".

Bari is divided into 5 municipalities (Municipi), constituted in 2014. The municipality is also divided into 17 official neighbourhoods ("quartieri").
| Codice | Nome | Area | Abitanti |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Municipio 1 | 24.07 km² | 113,378 |
| 2 | Municipio 2 | 15.44 km² | 91,303 |
| 3 | Municipio 3 | 22.51 km² | 50,742 |
| 4 | Municipio 4 | 33.16 km² | 38,566 |
| 5 | Municipio 5 | 21.56 km² | 30,209 |
Bari has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification) with mild winters and hot, dry summers. Snowfall is rare. During the summer of 2008 temperatures reached as high as 42 °C (108 °F).
| Climate data for Bari | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.9 (67.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.5 (52.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.8 (2.00) |
57.2 (2.25) |
52.1 (2.05) |
47.4 (1.87) |
36.7 (1.44) |
32.0 (1.26) |
27.0 (1.06) |
39.3 (1.55) |
62.0 (2.44) |
64.6 (2.54) |
54.1 (2.13) |
63.0 (2.48) |
586.2 (23.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 71.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 71 |
| Source: Servizio Meteorologico | |||||||||||||
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