Marche region records hottest summer since 2000

The summer of 2026 has set new climate records in the Marche region of Italy. According to data from the Amap Agency, the meteorological summer, which ran from June 1 to August 31, was the hottest on record for the region since 2000.

The regional average temperature reached 25.5 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees higher than the 2000–2025 average and exceeds the previous record set in 2003. August was identified as the hottest month ever recorded in the Amap series, with an average temperature of 26.8 degrees Celsius—a 3-degree anomaly compared to the reference period.

Extreme temperature readings included a record average minimum of 20.1 degrees Celsius and a record average maximum of 34.5 degrees Celsius. The season was also characterized by a high frequency of ‘tropical nights,’ where temperatures do not drop below 20 degrees Celsius. In Maltignano, 56 such nights were recorded, occurring more than once every two nights.