Italy Logs Hottest Summer for More than 75 Years, Institute Says
CNR-IBE said August averaged 25.6 C, 5.2 C above the 1951-1980 norm, as repeated heatwaves hit major cities and farming regions.
- On Monday, the National Research Council's Institute for BioEconomy reported that Italy recorded its hottest summer since 1950, with a national average temperature of 24.3 degrees Celsius .
- August 2026 was the hottest month, averaging 25.6 degrees Celsius—5.2 degrees above the 1951-1980 average—as repeated heatwaves struck major cities including Rome, Florence, and Turin.
- Northwestern lowlands and the Apennines faced the most significant impacts, where extreme heat and drought strained agricultural activity. The CNR-IBE noted that figures rely on standardized readings taken two metres above ground level.
- Researcher Lorenzo Arcidiaco indicated the 25.6 degrees Celsius August average surpassed records of 24.6 degrees in 2024 and 24.0 degrees in 2017, with 2026 projected to become Italy's hottest year since 1950.
- Europe remains the world's fastest-warming continent, enduring sweltering summers, drought, and wildfires. Italy's record-breaking temperatures reflect this wider, systemic climate challenge affecting regional environments and farming economies.
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Italy logs hottest summer in over 75 years, institute says
The summer of 2026 marked a historic level of heat in Italy, with July and August being the warmest on record. The average temperature in August surpassed previous highs from 2017 and 2024, reflecting a clear trend of rising temperatures amid ongoing climate challenges in Europe.
Italy's National Research Council reports that the summer of 2026 has gone on record as the warmest summer in the country since 1950.
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lrytas.ltLast summer in Italy was the hottest since 1950. The average temperature reached 24.3 degrees, the Rome-based Institute of Bioeconomics of the National Research Council (CNR) reported. According to him, August was especially hot, with an average temperature of 25.6 degrees. These indicators are based on temperature measurements taken at an altitude of two meters above the surface of the earth.
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