Europe
Air quality in Italy
14µg/m³ national average
Air quality in Italy
People in Italy breathe an average of 14 µg/m³ of PM2.5 (2023), 3× the WHO guideline. Moderate.
Air quality by place in Italy
Measured annual averages from the WHO Ambient Air Quality Database.
| Place | PM2.5 | Year | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinque Terre | 9 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Syracuse | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Calabria | 10 µg/m³ | 2021 | Fairly clean |
| Lake Maggiore | 10.2 µg/m³ | 2024 | Moderate |
| Genoa | 11 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Umbria | 11 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Rome | 12 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Florence | 12 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Tuscany | 12 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Puglia | 12 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Bari | 12 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Amalfi Coast | 12.8 µg/m³ | 2024 | Moderate |
| Sicily | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Pisa | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Palermo | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Catania | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Lecce | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Abruzzo | 13 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Sardinia | 13.1 µg/m³ | 2024 | Moderate |
| Cagliari | 13.1 µg/m³ | 2024 | Moderate |
| Lake Como | 14.8 µg/m³ | 2024 | Moderate |
| Naples | 15 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Bologna | 15 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Rimini | 15 µg/m³ | 2021 | Moderate |
| Lake Garda | 18.4 µg/m³ | 2024 | Polluted |
| Bergamo | 19 µg/m³ | 2021 | Polluted |
| Milan | 20 µg/m³ | 2021 | Polluted |
| Verona | 20 µg/m³ | 2021 | Polluted |
| Turin | 20 µg/m³ | 2021 | Polluted |
| Venice | 22 µg/m³ | 2021 | Polluted |
Air quality by place
Sources
- WHO Ambient Air Quality Database
- US State Department travel advisory
- Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa portal
- Consulate General of Italy in New York: Digital Nomad Visa
- European Commission: Entry/Exit System
- Trenitalia
- World Bank open data
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