Post by Benfxmth on Sept 10, 2020 15:41:59 GMT -5
Inspired by ChesterNZ's posts of the Asian climate battle threads, I thought that I'd make a thread which pits Italian climates from various regions from one another. Italy has a "wide" variety of climates. Also note that these climates are listed order of northern, central, and southern regions, and that I got the record highs/lows [except the June record high of Foggia, I didn't bother with Bari] from here. Which climate in this thread is your choice?
My choice among these climates is Catania because of 100+ยฐF highs occurring virtually every year there, with spring/fall also being decently warm.
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Milan, Lombardy
Fairly cloudy by Italian standards, Milan has a fairly even precipitation pattern, though with a slight, dual spring & fall precipitation peak.
Turin, Piedmont
Turin is sunnier than places further east as it is less affected by winter fog which plagues much of the Padana plains, and also has warmer record highs outside of summer from foehn winds.
Venice, Veneto
Venice has cooler summers because of the coastal location, with the precipitation pattern also being fairly even. Has cooler record highs than places near the Alps/Dolomites.
Genoa, Liguria
Genoa has a precipitation trough in summer, albeit brief โ essentially Nice but cloudier and wetter.
Florence, Tuscany
Kind of a middle ground between the Padana Plains climates and the Mediterranean ones, Florence has slightly warmer, but wetter summers than Rome does because of the inland location.
Rome, Lazio
Has a pronounced summer dry season, albeit not to the degree as seen in Sicily.
Naples, Campania
For those of you who want a wetter southern Italian climate with fairly similar average temperatures but slightly milder winters.
Foggia, Apulia
Heading over to the east coast, Foggia features some of the hottest summers in mainland Italy.
Bari, Apulia
For those of you who want cooler averages in summer but still get heat spikes.
Palermo, Sicily
Has a very pronounced dry season in summer, and note that the city itself has summers which are several degrees warmer.
Catania, Sicily
The warmest climate of the bunch; areas further away from the coast seem to average in the mid-30s C (which I imagine would be of dry heat though coastal areas are rather muggy).
My choice among these climates is Catania because of 100+ยฐF highs occurring virtually every year there, with spring/fall also being decently warm.
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Milan, Lombardy
Fairly cloudy by Italian standards, Milan has a fairly even precipitation pattern, though with a slight, dual spring & fall precipitation peak.
Turin, Piedmont
Turin is sunnier than places further east as it is less affected by winter fog which plagues much of the Padana plains, and also has warmer record highs outside of summer from foehn winds.
Venice, Veneto
Venice has cooler summers because of the coastal location, with the precipitation pattern also being fairly even. Has cooler record highs than places near the Alps/Dolomites.
Genoa, Liguria
Genoa has a precipitation trough in summer, albeit brief โ essentially Nice but cloudier and wetter.
Florence, Tuscany
Kind of a middle ground between the Padana Plains climates and the Mediterranean ones, Florence has slightly warmer, but wetter summers than Rome does because of the inland location.
Rome, Lazio
Has a pronounced summer dry season, albeit not to the degree as seen in Sicily.
Naples, Campania
For those of you who want a wetter southern Italian climate with fairly similar average temperatures but slightly milder winters.
Foggia, Apulia
Heading over to the east coast, Foggia features some of the hottest summers in mainland Italy.
Bari, Apulia
For those of you who want cooler averages in summer but still get heat spikes.
Palermo, Sicily
Has a very pronounced dry season in summer, and note that the city itself has summers which are several degrees warmer.
Catania, Sicily
The warmest climate of the bunch; areas further away from the coast seem to average in the mid-30s C (which I imagine would be of dry heat though coastal areas are rather muggy).
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