Weather

Climate:
Italy can be divided into three climatic regions: Alpine, Po Valley & northern plain and peninsular region & islands. The Italian side of the Alps has rather more rainfall than the Swiss and Austrian side and the lower slopes are warmer in both summer and winter. The wettest time is between seasons and thunderstorms are most frequent in spring and autumn. The Po Valley and northern plain has well distributed rainfall throughout the year. Summers are hot and winters surprisingly cold with frequent fog, frost and snow. Peninsular Italy and the islands climate differs between the coastlands and the interior. During winter the higher areas are cold, wet and often snowy, the coastal areas mild. Summers are usually hot and dry and changeable weather is common during autumn, winter and spring.

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Climate (a) Average annual temperature; (b) of January and (c) of July (in Celsius); (d) Annual precipitation (in mm); (e) Number of rainy days (> 1mm)
Cities	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)
Turin	12.1	1.3	20.8	948	58
Milan	12.4	1.2	21.4	725	71
Venice	12.3	0.9	21.6	992	73
Trieste	14	3.8	23.2	921	85
Genoa	15.2	7.3	22.1	871	68
Bologna	12.9	-0.4	23	545	64
Florence	14.8	3.8	23.4	750	68
Perugia	12.8	1.6	21.6	697	89
Rome	14.5	4	22.9	687	60
Pescara	14.2	-	-	441	59
Naples	14.8	5.3	22.6	1076	83
Bari	17.5	9.1	24.8	480	68
Potenza	12.1	-	18.5	655	79
Palermo	17.9	10.3	23.6	372	55
Cagliari	17.1	8.6	23.2	327	49

Seasonal average readings of highest and lowest temperature are:

Seasonal average readings of rainfall are:

Clothing: Lightweights in summer, except in mountains. In winter, light or medium weights in the south with warmer clothing required elsewhere. Alpine wear is advised for winter mountain resorts.

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Italy - Geography - Map, Altimetrical zones of Region, Mountain, Hill, Plain Land, Islands, Lakes, Rivers

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