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The Climate of Italy TRENTINO -ALTO
ADIGE Average monthly maximum
temperature
The Italian peninsula has a varied climate 28
falling into three distinct geographical °C Average monthly minimum
regions. Cold Alpine winters and warm, 16 17 temperature
wet summers characterize the northern 17 5 5 Average daily hours
regions. In the extensive Po Valley, arid 4 −5 of sunshine
summers contrast with freezing, damp 6 8 4 2 Average monthly
winters. The rest of Italy has a pleasant hrs hrs hrs hrs rainfall
climate, with long, hot summers and 67 100 83 20
mm
mild winters. Cooler weather along the month Apr mm mm mm
Jul
Oct
Jan
backbone of the Apennines can bring Trento
snow during the winter months.
Aosta
Milan Trieste
LOMBARDY Verona Venice
Turin Padova
° C 28 Parma Ferrara
18 18 17 Genoa
Bologna Ravenna
8 10
6
−1
5 9 5 3
hrs hrs hrs hrs Florence
74 78 89 64 Ancona
mm mm mm mm Livorno
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
Perugia
VALLE D’AOSTA AND LIGURIA Pescara
PIEDMONT
L'Aquila
° C 26 ° C 28 Rome
17 17 18 20 21
15 14
11.5 12
7 7 Foggia
6 6.5
−2.5 Bari
5 9 4 3 7 9 8 4 Olbia
hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs
95 87 85 45 66 30 74 69 Naples
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm Salerno Potenza
month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan Taranto

Cagliari
SARDINIA TUSCANY EMILIA-ROMAGNA

29 29 30
° C ° C ° C Catanzaro
22
19 20 17 20 19
14 14 16 15 17 16
10 8 10 10
7 8.5 4 Reggio di
2 −1 Calabria
8 11 6 4 8 11 6 5 6 11 5 3 Messina
hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs
31 7 48 50 72 30 90 65 58 39 81 46
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm Catania
month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan month Apr Jul Oct Jan Agrigento

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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Flashmap template “UK” LAYER
(Source v1.1)
Date 19th July 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm