Central part of Italy is between the cold north of the Alps and the hot Mediterranean south.

The Adriatic region experiences cold winters when the bora, an icy, north-easterly wind blows across the region. Conditions improve to become comfortably warm in the summer, at their hottest in July and August.

Springs and autumns are generally mild and sunny. The Apennine zone experiences similar continental weather conditions except that rain is abundant all year round except in summer. 

On the western side of the country is the Ligurian-Tyrrhenian region where the weather is moderated by the Tyrrhenian Sea resulting in cool winters, warm summers and plenty of rain.