Cape Palinuro (Italian : Capo Palinuro) is located in southwestern Italy, approximately 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Salerno, in southern part of Cilento region. It is supposedly named after Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas' ship in Virgil's Aeneid.[1]
Cape Palinuro | |
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 A view of Capo Palinuro with the lighthouse on the top | |
  Location in Campania  Cape Palinuro (Italy) | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′35″N 15°16′30″E / 40.02639°N 15.27500°E |
Geography edit
Located on the Tyrrhenian Sea, the northern side of the cape is the location of Palinuro, a touristic hamlet of Centola. Southern side faces in the Gulf of Policastro, and is 6 km from Marina di Camerota. It features a lighthouse that is the second highest (70 meters or 230 feet), in all of Italy.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Cabo Palinuro (1991-2020) [i] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
13.55 (56.39) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.96 (69.73) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.35 (54.23) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.55 (63.58) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.5 (3.33) |
72.6 (2.86) |
67.8 (2.67) |
62.9 (2.48) |
35.9 (1.41) |
19.7 (0.78) |
13.6 (0.54) |
21.5 (0.85) |
59.0 (2.32) |
85.7 (3.37) |
114.5 (4.51) |
94.6 (3.72) |
732.3 (28.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 81.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.9 | 69.37 | 70.98 | 71.56 | 72.61 | 73.03 | 73.07 | 73.9 | 71.79 | 71.15 | 70.98 | 69.72 | 71.59 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.2 (52.1) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.6 | 163.8 | 202.1 | 219.0 | 274.4 | 307.8 | 345.7 | 326.7 | 249.0 | 214.2 | 159.3 | 147.6 | 2,770.2 |
| Source: ncei.noaa.gov,[2] (Precipitation-Dew Point 1981-2010[3]) | |||||||||||||
- ^ Precipitation, precipitation days and dew point are for the 1981-2010 period.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Virgil Aeneid, ed. and trans. Dryden, John Perseus Project Retrieved on 1 February 2011.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Cabo Palinuro-16310" (CSV). ncei.noaa.gov (Excel). National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "WMO Climate Normals for 1981-2010: Cabo Palinuro-16310" (XLS). ncei.noaa.gov (Excel). National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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