Heat waves in Italy
28 heat waves have been recorded in Italy by Global Incident Tracker, 28 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 11 September 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
28
In 2026
28
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent heat waves in Italy
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sicilia
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sicilia
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sicilia
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Basilicata
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Basilicata
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Emilia e Romagna
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Moderate
Red High-temperature Warning — Sicilia
Extreme
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Moderate
Orange High-temperature Warning — Sicilia
Severe
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Calabria
Moderate
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Moderate
Orange High-temperature Warning — Basilicata
Severe
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Marche
Moderate
Red High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Extreme
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Emilia e Romagna
Moderate
Red High-temperature Warning — Basilicata
Extreme
Red High-temperature Warning — Campania
Extreme
Orange High-temperature Warning — Sardegna
Severe
Red High-temperature Warning — Sicilia
Extreme
Red High-temperature Warning — Calabria
Extreme
Red High-temperature Warning — Puglia
Extreme
Red High-temperature Warning — Lazio
Extreme
Red High-temperature Warning — Umbria
Extreme
Red High-temperature Warning — Toscana
Extreme
Yellow High-temperature Warning — Trentino Alto Adige
Moderate
When they happen
August carries the most heat waves we hold for Italy — 19 of 28. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 19 | |
| September | 9 | |
| October | 0 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Heat waves have official real-time feeds, and ours come from US NWS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · news.