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Sorano

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Total population

3,915

Air quality index

38Good
WeatherAvg high 66.2°F
Coordinates42.68°, 11.71°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Sorano is a village that lies in Tuscany, Italy. Public datasets list a population of roughly 3,915. Sorano maps to 42.681°, 11.714° — squarely within the temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Administratively it falls within the Grosseto province. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,594 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 66.2°F and lows near 49.3°F, alongside about 41.6 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.6815
Longitude
11.7136
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
66.2°F
Avg low
49.3°F
Annual precipitation
41.6 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
38
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
61
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
43,615
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    979
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    889
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    869
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    864
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    859
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    813
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    809
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    789

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
160
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2023-03-09

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Gregory VII
Gregory VII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085
Gerolama Orsini
Gerolama Orsini
Italian noblewoman (c.1503-1570)
P
Pier Luigi Celata
Italian nuncio
G
Giuseppe Bennati
Italian film director (1921–2006)
Angelo Comastri
Angelo Comastri
Catholic cardinal
Prospero Caterini
Prospero Caterini
Catholic cardinal (1795-1881)
Francesco Zuccarelli
Francesco Zuccarelli
Italian painter (1702-1788)
Umberto Baldini
Umberto Baldini
Italian art historian and specialist in the theory of art restoration
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Italian military leader (1442-1510)
Dante Lattes
Dante Lattes
Italian journalist (1876–1965)
Marcantonio Pacelli
Marcantonio Pacelli
Italian lawyer
Salvatore Mannuzzu
Salvatore Mannuzzu
Italian writer (1930–2019)
Enrico Pieruccini
Enrico Pieruccini
Italian writer and journalist
M
Margherita Aldobrandeschi
Italian noblewoman
M
Michele Parigi
Italian painter (1913-1987)
Zeffiro Ciuffoletti
Zeffiro Ciuffoletti
Italian historian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tuscany

Browse all places in Tuscany →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,594

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Sorano

Ricordi del comune di Sorano del 1860
Clemente Bologna · 1900
Colline del Fiora
2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

French Honeysuckle
French Honeysuckle
Sulla coronaria
Seen 2026-06-03
pyramidal orchid
pyramidal orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Seen 2026-06-03
Barred Grass Snake
Barred Grass Snake
Natrix helvetica
Seen 2026-06-03
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Seen 2026-06-02
wavyleaf mullein
wavyleaf mullein
Verbascum sinuatum
Seen 2026-06-02
Copper Demoiselle
Copper Demoiselle
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis
Seen 2026-06-02
Napoleon Spider
Napoleon Spider
Synema globosum
Seen 2026-06-02
Tuscan lavender-cotton
Tuscan lavender-cotton
Santolina etrusca
Seen 2026-06-02
European Glow-worm
European Glow-worm
Lampyris noctiluca
Seen 2026-06-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sorano, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
053026
Province
Grosseto (GR)
Region
Toscana
NUTS3 (2024)
ITI1A
Codice catastale
I841

Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)