Elmas (Sardinian: Su Masu) is a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Cagliari.

Elmas
Su Masu
Comune di Elmas
Church of San Sebastiano
Church of San Sebastiano
Coat of arms of Elmas
Location of Elmas
Map
Elmas is located in Italy
Elmas
Elmas
Location of Elmas in Sardinia
Elmas is located in Sardinia
Elmas
Elmas
Elmas (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°16′N 9°3′E / 39.267°N 9.050°E / 39.267; 9.050
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Metropolitan cityCagliari (CA)
Government
 • MayorMaria Laura Orrù
Area
 • Total13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (31 October 2017[2])[3]
 • Total8,222
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
DemonymMasesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09067
Dialing code070
Patron saintSt. Sebastian
Saint day20 January
WebsiteOfficial website

Until 1989 Elmas was a district of Cagliari. It is best known locally as the location for the airport which serves Cagliari, some 7 kilometres (4 mi) to the east to the town. According to 2011 census, it has 8,949 inhabitants.

Climate edit

Elmas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with summers being very hot and dry and winter mild and humid, associated with high subtropical pressure. The snow turns out to be a rare phenomenon, unlike mountains not so distant.[4] Its precipitation values also bring it closer to semi-arid conditions.[5][6]

Climate data for Elmas-Cagliari (Elmas Airport), elevation: 5 m or 16 ft, 1981-2010 normals and extremes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)
22.4
(72.3)
26.2
(79.2)
29.0
(84.2)
34.6
(94.3)
39.0
(102.2)
43.6
(110.5)
41.4
(106.5)
35.4
(95.7)
31.8
(89.2)
26.4
(79.5)
23.4
(74.1)
43.6
(110.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9)
15.0
(59.0)
17.1
(62.8)
19.5
(67.1)
23.8
(74.8)
28.2
(82.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.7
(89.1)
27.9
(82.2)
23.7
(74.7)
18.8
(65.8)
15.5
(59.9)
22.3
(72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
10.2
(50.4)
12.1
(53.8)
14.5
(58.1)
18.4
(65.1)
22.5
(72.5)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.6)
22.7
(72.9)
18.9
(66.0)
14.3
(57.7)
11.1
(52.0)
17.2
(63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.5
(41.9)
7.2
(45.0)
9.4
(48.9)
13.1
(55.6)
16.8
(62.2)
19.7
(67.5)
20.2
(68.4)
17.5
(63.5)
14.1
(57.4)
9.9
(49.8)
6.8
(44.2)
12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)
−3.0
(26.6)
−2.2
(28.0)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.8
(40.6)
8.8
(47.8)
11.8
(53.2)
12.6
(54.7)
9.0
(48.2)
5.0
(41.0)
−2.0
(28.4)
−3.4
(25.9)
−4.8
(23.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.7
(1.60)
40.4
(1.59)
33.6
(1.32)
42.2
(1.66)
20.7
(0.81)
10.0
(0.39)
3.1
(0.12)
7.5
(0.30)
35.7
(1.41)
49.1
(1.93)
62.7
(2.47)
49.6
(1.95)
395.3
(15.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7 6 6 7 4 2 1 1 5 6 8 8 61
Average relative humidity (%) 79 77 75 73 71 67 65 65 71 77 79 80 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 150 163 209 218 270 311 342 321 243 209 150 127 2,726
Source: Meteo Climat,[7] Servizio Meteorologico[5] and WeatherBase[8]
Climate data for Elmas-Cagliari (Elmas Airport), elevation: 5 m or 16 ft, 1971-2000 normals[a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)
14.8
(58.6)
16.5
(61.7)
18.6
(65.5)
22.9
(73.2)
27.3
(81.1)
30.4
(86.7)
30.8
(87.4)
27.4
(81.3)
23.1
(73.6)
18.3
(64.9)
15.4
(59.7)
21.7
(71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
10.3
(50.5)
11.8
(53.2)
13.8
(56.8)
17.7
(63.9)
21.8
(71.2)
24.7
(76.5)
25.2
(77.4)
22.3
(72.1)
18.4
(65.1)
13.8
(56.8)
11.0
(51.8)
16.7
(62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
5.8
(42.4)
7.1
(44.8)
8.9
(48.0)
12.4
(54.3)
16.2
(61.2)
18.9
(66.0)
19.6
(67.3)
17.1
(62.8)
13.7
(56.7)
9.3
(48.7)
6.6
(43.9)
11.8
(53.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.7
(1.96)
53.3
(2.10)
40.4
(1.59)
39.7
(1.56)
26.1
(1.03)
11.9
(0.47)
4.1
(0.16)
7.5
(0.30)
34.9
(1.37)
52.6
(2.07)
58.4
(2.30)
48.9
(1.93)
428
(16.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.0 4.4 2.1 0.8 1.3 4.3 6.5 7.4 7.4 61.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 136.4 139.2 186.0 213.0 269.7 288.0 334.8 310.0 246.0 198.4 147.0 127.1 2,596
Source: Servizio Meteorologico[10] and Hong Kong Observatory (sunshine hours)[9]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Except sunshine hours [9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Data from Istat
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Cagliari/Elmas Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety". www.skybrary.aero. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  5. ^ a b "Climatologia - Ricerca Dati". Servizio Meteorologico dell'Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  6. ^ Wickens, Gerald E. (1998), "Arid and Semi-arid Environments of the World", in Wickens, Gerald E. (ed.), Ecophysiology of Economic Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Adaptations of Desert Organisms, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 5–15, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-03700-3_2, ISBN 9783662037003
  7. ^ "moyennes 1981/2010".
  8. ^ "Cagliari, Italy Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  9. ^ a b "Climatological Normals of Cagliari". Weather.gov.hk. 2012-12-20. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  10. ^ "Tabelle climatiche 1971-2000 della stazione meteorologica di Cagliari-Elmas Ponente dall'Atlante Climatico 1971-2000" (PDF). Servizio Meteorologico dell'Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

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