Climate Italys geographical position is right in the middle of a temperature zone, but their climate varies. Their climate varies because of the warm waters of the Mediterrian Sea, and the Alpine Arc which blocks the clod winds coming from the north. Futhermore, the Atlantic Ocean causes wet atmospheric currents, and Eastern Europe brings in dry and cold currents. The Appenine chain deals with the wet winds from the Tyrrhenian, causing climatic differences on opposite …
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…has continental temperatures, the winters are cold and snowy because of the large amounts of percipitation on the Tyrrhenian slopes. 5) Ligurian-Tyrrhenian Region- The Ligurian-Tyrrhenian region has more of a maritime climate with very heavy percipitation. There is less percipitation in the summer. The winters are cool and the temperatures remain about the same. 6) Mediterrian Region- In the Mediterrian region the summers are hot and dry and there are large amounts of percipitation in the winter.