Latronico

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.^[3]

Latronico Greek: Latomeío
Comune
Comune di Latronico
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Coordinates: 40°5′24″N 16°0′39″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 [1]
• Total	76.66 km2 (29.60 sq mi)
Elevation	888 m (2,913 ft)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	4,032
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym	Latronichesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85043
Dialing code	0973
Patron saint	St. Giles
Saint day	1 September
Website	Official website

The current mayor is Fausto Alberto De Maria.^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Latronico (1991–2020)
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[5]