Italy climate resilience policy indicator

Italy’s average annual temperature has increased at a rate of 1°C in the last 100 years, with the rate of warming accelerating in the last 50 years. In fact, in the last two decades Italy’s temperature has been climbing slightly more strongly than the world average. Warming has been more marked in the summer and spring, and at high altitudes. Italy’s average annual temperature is likely to continue rising, causing the number of summer days and tropical nights to increase.